The Mayor of the Village of Broadview revokes Lil Durk’s keys to the city and is “terminating their partnership” with his youth organization, Neighborhood Heroes

The Chicago rapper revoked and partnership terminated by Mayor.

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson revoked Lil Durk's key to the village after he was arrested for a murder-for-hire plot

Lil Durk has had his "key to the village" rescinded in Chicago following his arrest on murder-for-hire charges.

According to the mayor’s office, Lil Durk’s arrest on Thursday resulted in the withdrawal of his recently received key to the Illinois city of Village of Broadview and the termination of his organization’s partnership. Mayor Katrina Thompson issued an official statement on the withdrawal on Friday morning (Oct. 25).

From Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“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. And our public partners must also reflect the same

uncompromising standards demanded by our residents. Given the news that Durk “Lil Durk” Banks has been arrested in Florida and charged with murder for hire, 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, Neighborhood Heroes Foundation. As mayor, protecting Broadview’s interests and upholding the values of residents is job number one.”

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Durk "Lil Durk" Banks is currently being held in Broward County for the U.S. Marshals, in connection with a murder-for-hire allegation.

Online jail records show that Durk, 32, was arrested on Thursday. As of this writing, he’s listed as being held in Broward County for the U.S. Marshals, with “murder-for-fire” listed as the charge.

Prior to news of Durk’s arrest, it was reported that five people prosecutors allege have connections to Durk’s Only the Family had been formally accused of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire targeting Quando Rondo. According to prosecutors, the alleged crime was carried out following King Von’s 2020 murder.

Per the Chicago Tribune, five people were accused in an indictment in California of utilizing OTF-linked credit cards in the facilitation of the alleged conspiracy. Durk is not named among the accused in that case. It wasn't immediately clear if his arrest was connected.

Rondo was not injured in a 2022 shooting in the West Hollywood area. However, friend and cousin Saviay'a Robinson was fatally wounded. In a 2021 interview, Rondo downplayed claims of death threats in connection with Von’s death one year prior, saying at the time “that’s just some words.”

Durk’s arrest comes after he was among those named in a wrongful death lawsuit from the estate of FBG Duck, who was fatally shot in 2020. Next month, he’s set to release his ninth full-length studio album, Deep Thoughts, featuring the single “Turn Up a Notch.”