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When is a statement technically a fact and at the same time untruthful? Mayor Brandon Johnson gave us a prime example of that dynamic on Tuesday as he was advocating for the umpteenth time for his proposal to tax Chicago’s largest private-sector employers on the basis of each person they put to work.

“We do have the most dynamic, world-renowned companies that are situated here,” Johnson told reporters.

“People talk about Ken Griffin leaving,” the mayor went on, referring to the billionaire who moved to Florida from Chicago three years ago along with the headquarters of Citadel, his sprawling hedge fund and market-making outfit. “But his people didn’t. Citadel is still here.”

Indeed, Citadel remains a presence in Chicago.

But only barely.

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