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Ralph Martire

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Chicago Sun-Times
Top 50K sites
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Ralph Martire

    Fall bridge lifts along Chicago River begin (opens the original)

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    It’s time for boaters to move their vessels to storage as fall bridge lifts along the Chicago River are beginning Wednesday the Chicago Department of Transportation announced. Each spring and fall, CDOT raises the bridges along the Chicago River on a scheduled basis to accommodate recreational boats traveling between Lake Michigan and storage yards along the river. During the boat runs, bridges will be lifted in succession from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to the 18th Street Bridge on the South Bran

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ralph Martire

    Corporate fund’s structural deficit — not Brandon Johnson — to blame for city's financial woes (opens the original)

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    Chicago’s political season is hitting full swing, with the mayor’s office, as well as all 50 aldermanic seats, up for election. This means the airwaves will be inundated with charged rhetoric, hyperbole and the all-time favorite political activity: finger-pointing. Amid that cacophony, Mayor Brandon Johnson will be introducing his fourth corporate fund budget proposal for the city. That’s vitally important because the corporate fund is Chicago’s primary operating budget. It covers the core publi

  3. Article · Jul 6, 2026 · Ralph Martire

    Tax reforms can end budget crises for Illinois, Chicago (opens the original)

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    When it comes to funding their primary operating budgets, the state of Illinois and city of Chicago seem stuck in a constant rut of déjà vu. Last month, state lawmakers enacted a general fund budget that, after inflation, wi

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