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Asked at an unrelated news conference whether the alleged attacker should have been out on the street, Johnson did not say directly but maintained the act of violence was not “some sort of trend.”

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Mayor Johnson says criminal justice system ‘failed’ in Blue Line fire attack, after describing it as an ‘isolated incident’

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday sought to head off concerns about public transit safety after a man was charged with lighting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train.

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