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Why is he leaving the comforts of Syosset for the perils of Chicago? "I'm a pro, and in Chicago there is a job to be done and I want to be a part of it," he says. He contends that the key to a good school system is good organization, that community support is vital and that he intends to hear out all complaints. He has no illusions about being popular there. "You don't make decisions to be popular—it's impossible." Nor does he intend to emulate Willis. "Ben's an old friend," says Redmond, "but I'm not going to get caught in the same trap—I'm not going to let myself get shut off from my staff or from the community."
*More than any other government official in the U.S. except the President, the Governor of New York and the Mayor of New York City.
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