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Chicago, Johnson and Lil Durk

Chicago Tribune on MSN · 2d

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.

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.

BizPac Review · 1d

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.

Chicago Tribune on MSN · 2d

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.

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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 ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director exiting

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director is leaving City Hall, sources told the Tribune Wednesday. Ronnie Reese, who ...

New CPS board president picked by mayor praises Johnson, makes clear he backs mayor's plans

All new board members were installed Thursday, after the previous board resigned amid the mayor’s push to oust the CEO and ...

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Brandon Johnson’s communications director ousted amid latest mayoral office shake-up

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New Chicago school board sworn in after Mayor Brandon Johnson's controversial shakeup

Aldermen were frustrated they didn't have to chance to question the new board members about Mayor Brandon Johnson's ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director is leaving amid latest staff shake-up

One of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s closest confidants, who served as his communications chief throughout both his mayoral ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bond refinancing plan passes after stalling effort by opponents

City finance leaders estimate the move will save Chicago $90 million this year and another $35 million next year without ...

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Groups urge Mayor Johnson to take action on clearing Gompers Park encampment, finding housing

Ald. Samantha Nugent of the 39th Ward sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson this week asking for an Accelerated Moving Event ...

Crain's Chicago Business6d

Johnson's deputy mayor for education steps aside amid CPS fight

Jen Johnson, deputy mayor for education, youth and human services, is taking an indefinite leave of absence from City Hall.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson to shut down migrant shelters, combine with existing homeless system in 2025

Chicago’s migrant shelters will be shut down at the end of the year and absorbed into an existing system for homeless ...

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