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The plan by the Action Center on Race & the Economy and the People’s Unity Platform “has nothing to do with what we’re trying to do,” said Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Mayor Brandon Johnson. The mayor’s approach, Lee said, involves “sober analysis of what might be feasible.”

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Just as Johnson settled into his first full workday at City Hall, Fulton Market restaurant owners and business and community leaders were making demands.

Mayor Brandon Johnson speculates on Chicago’s spirit

Many who attended the swearing-in ceremony said they were excited for Brandon Johnson to take office because they felt he would bring positive change to Chicago.

New members said they were moved by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inaugural address and caught up in the excitement of taking the oath of office. “It’s a new day in the city of Chicago,” said freshman Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th).

Brandon Johnson became Chicago’s 57th mayor Monday. Read his full inauguration speech.

Waiting patiently in a line that wound through City Hall, many said they wanted to wish Johnson good luck. “I think he has great ideas — new ideas, and he believes in investing in the people instead of just arresting our way out of problems,” said Shawn Childs, 47, a…