Johnson administration tied fate of homeless encampment to alderman’s votes – Chicago Tribune*

Ald. Bill Conway is crying foul after Johnson’s administration said they would have the city remove the tents in which people are sleeping downtown only if Conway voted in favor of two pillars of the mayor’s progressive policy agenda: an increased real estate transfer tax and an end to the tipped wage for restaurant workers. And an official in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is taking the unusual step of acknowledging the would-be quid pro quo took place, calling it a typical example of “how political will is created.”