Chicago Snow Plows

City Scrapping Snow Plow Privatization Plan

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago


After a blizzard of aldermanic opposition and scant interest from private contractors, the Daley administration has scrapped plans to privatize one of...

Few Bidders For Snow Plow Privatization Plan

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 10.07.2009 | Chicago


Private contractors are not exactly beating down the door to take over one of Chicago's most politically slippery tasks -- side-street snow removal --...

Daley Considering Privatizing Snow Plowing

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago


Mayor Richard Daley's administration is considering how it handles one of its most sacred duties: plowing snow from the city's streets....

Alderman To Daley: Restore Snow Plow Money

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago


Fed up with snow-covered side streets and ice-packed intersections, an influential alderman demanded Thursday that Mayor Daley set aside $1 million ap...

Break Out The Shovel: City Reducing Side Street Snow Plowing

CBS 2 | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago


Mayor Richard M. Daley said Tuesday that city crews will cut back on plowing side streets this winter in an effort to save money. The mayor said the c...