Chicago’s new inspector general said Thursday she has no intention of “staying in her lane” and complained that the process that culminated in her appointment took way too long and needs to be accelerated.

Now locked into a four-year term, Deborah Witzburg has the freedom to speak her mind—and she took it during a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times on the day after the unanimous City Council vote confirming her appointment.

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