Just a week after receiving an honorary key to the city, rapper Lil Durk had it revoked following his arrest for an alleged murder-for-hire plot.
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson announced on Friday that the village was withdrawing the key, awarded to Durk on October 18, after U.S. Marshals arrested him in Florida. Along with rescinding the key, Broadview ended its partnership with Durk’s non-profit, the Neighborhood Heroes Foundation.
“While the American system of justice grants everyone the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law, in the Village of Broadview, the court of public opinion of residents has even higher moral and ethical standards of behavior” said Mayor Thompson. “the Village of Broadview is withdrawing our honorary ‘key to the village’ granted to Durk and is terminating our partnership agreement with his youth organization”
Durk had also been honored with a key from nearby Bellwood for his community work, though some questioned if he deserved it given past legal issues. Authorities allege that people connected to Durk’s Only the Family group were involved in a plot targeting rapper Quando Rondo, which resulted in a fatality in 2022. Following the arrests, reports surfaced that Durk may have tried to flee to Italy.
