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Thursday, May 26, 2016

VIDEO: PRODI REIGN: "THRONECOMING"

"Thronecoming" The intro to the highly anticipated Thronecoming Lp

Official Music Video Shot, edited, & directed by Adam Steele of Elite Visual Media.

BREAKING NEWS: RAPPER "GUCCI MANE" REPORTEDLY RELEASED FROM PRISON

Details are still coming in, but inside sources confirm with XXL that Gucci Mane is home from prison. This is a developing story.

NEWS: CHICAGO MUSEUM'S WAIVE FEES ON SUMMER DATES

Going to a Chicago museum just got a lot cheaper. Heading to a museum in Chicago is always fun for kids, but for parents, it can cost a lot. This summer though, a lot of Chicago museums are taking away the price for select days. Free days really are the best days! According to TimeOut Chicago, these are the days you want to head to Chicago to take advantage of the freebie admission.

(check link below for dates)

http://97zokonline.com/chicago-museums-wave-admission-fee-on-these-days-this-summer/

INTERVIEW: LIL DURK PROCLAIMS NUMBER 1 SPOT IN CHCIAGO

“No shade to the other artists in Chicago,” he was sure to add. “Salute [to] all the Chicago artists that’s turnt up, doing they thing right now. But if you got confidence in yourself and you know you number one, say it.”

Checkout the full interview with Rolling Stone.

REAL ESTATE: RENTING CHICAGO APARTMENTS BECOMING LESS AFFORDABLE

A study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition said the average Cook County renter makes $18.34 an hour, which means the renter would have to work 1.2 jobs to earn enough to be able to afford the average apartment in the county.

Focusing particularly on the needs of families, the research shows the median rental price of a two-bedroom apartment in the Chicago area is $1,176 a month. Based on the average pay of renters in the metropolitan area, only $886 is affordable, the coalition reported. The average hourly pay for the 1.1 million renters in the area is just $17.03 an hour, or about $35,422 annually.

To afford the typical two-bedroom at $1,176, a renter in the Chicago area would need to be earning $22.62 an hour, or $47,040 annually. That would easily be manageable if the person were earning the metro area median salary of $76,900. But renters average less than half of that, Aurand said.

(link below)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-rent-affordable-0526-biz-20160525-story.html