Chicago rapper Lil Durk donated $150K to Mayor Johnson

Brandon Johnson won't say if he'll return Lil Durk's $150,000 campaign money, praises rapper's community work
Durk "has not been convicted of anything. ... It is not my position to determine the outcome of someone’s life," Johnson said, noting that after "the trauma that he grew up in," Durk "has worked to turn that trauma into opportunities for other people.
Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t say if he will return $150,000 from rapper Lil Durk, arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday refused to say whether he will return $150,000 Chicago rapper Lil Durk contributed to the mayor’s political committee, a day after the artist was arrested in an alleged murder-for-hire plot.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson responded Friday to questions about his connection to a Grammy Award-winning Chicago rapper charged in a murder-for-hire plot.
Chicago rapper Lil Durk donated $150K to Mayor Johnson month after inauguration
Durk, through his Henderson, Nevada-based LLC called 'The Voice Touring,' contributed $150,000 to Johnson in June 2023, one month after Johnson's inauguration. Durk is listed in records as the manager of The Voice Touring LLC.
Chicago mayor won’t say if he will return $150,000 from rapper Lil Durk, arrested for alleged murder-for-hire plot
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday refused to say whether he will return $150,000 Chicago rapper Lil Durk contributed to the mayor’s political committee, a day after the artist was arrested in an alleged murder-for-hire plot.
Chicago mayor reacts to Lil Durk murder-for-hire arrest
Mayor Brandon Johnson is responding Friday to questions about his connection to a Grammy Award-winning Chicago rapper charged in a murder-for-hire plot.
Rapper arrested for murder for hire plot days after being awarded keys to Chicago
Rapper Lil Durk lost his "Key to Village" after arrest in murder-for-hire plot, but Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson holding onto donation.
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