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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Neil Steinberg

Do I have the right to write this?

Mayor Brandon Johnson talks to reporters at Navy Pier on Monday after the graduation ceremony for the latest Chicago Police Department recruits. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Not even a month since Chicago welcomed its new mayor. I applauded, more or less, then turned my attention elsewhere, figuring: it’s honeymoon time. Let the man settle in. Get used to his new chair. Start facing the demands of running ... checking the stats ... what is still the nation’s third-largest city, with Houston not expected to pass Chicago for another 10 years.

Then Monday, when my back was turned, the mayor sticks the knife in. While kissing up to the latest crop of police officers, he announced:

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