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Is your 'column drop' removed from the steering column tube? If so, you need to pull the pin that actuates the ignition switch brush. The inner end of that pin is serrated and it is tight fit. What I do to remove it is to clamp on the pin with a small pair of vice grip pliers and progressively pry around the ends of the jaws of the pliers to exert a gradual outward pull. Once that pin is removed you should be able slide the plunger downward through the hole in the off/on lever and clear of the lock cylinder which then gives an opening to get at the back of the keyed lock cylinder to force it out with a small hardwood dowel.
Be careful not to lose the little flat spring that fits in a vertical recess in the bore of the off/on lever. Should you lose it or if it is broken (not uncommon), Michael Driskell (Third Gen Automotive)has a replacement for that spring.