Chicago rapper Lil Durk donated $150K to Mayor Johnson

Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t say if he will return $150,000 from rapper Lil Durk, arrested for alleged murder-for-hire plot
Johnson suggested he had no immediate intention to give back the money when asked how he would handle the sizable contribution.
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.
Chicago mayor responds to questions on $150K Lil Durk campaign donation after rapper's arrest
Mayor Brandon Johnson responded Friday to questions about his connection to a Grammy Award-winning Chicago rapper charged in a murder-for-hire plot.
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Editorial: Brandon Johnson must return the money he got from Lil Durk, now accused in murder-for-hire scheme
Chicago’s mayor is resisting returning a $150,000 campaign donation from Lil Durk, the rapper the feds accuse of masterminding a murder-for-hire scheme.
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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.
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