Chicago’s existing law allows short-term rentals to be blocked only when 25% of a precinct’s registered voters sign a ...

The rental companies could overturn the bans by collecting signatures from 10% of the precinct voters, around 150 to 200 ...

Aldermen might gain sweeping new control over short-term rentals under an ordinance that would let them ban short-term ...

A new ordinance would let aldermen block short-term rentals by precinct, reversing the current system. Airbnb says the plan ...

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on: Could Alderpeople Soon Have The Power ...

With the endorsement of the City Council’s License and Consumer Protection Committee, the measure is set for a final vote by ...

A proposed ordinance would allow alderpeople to ban Airbnb and other rentals on a precinct-by-precinct basis. Opponents say ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicago Airbnb host said ... He was also out of a lot of money because the Airbnb ban canceled bookings people had already made for his place, about $9,000 worth of reservations.

Airbnb said Tuesday it will make ... “Over time, the party ban became much more than a public health measure,” the company said in a statement on its website Tuesday. “It developed into ...

RIPPLE EFFECT: Thousands of demonstrators marched through downtown Chicago on Tuesday, stopping traffic in the Loop and along ...

On Tuesday, Airbnb said that it saw a 44% year-over-year decrease in party reports after implementing the policy in 2020. "Over time, the party ban became much more than a public health measure ...

CHICAGO — Aldermen took a step Wednesday toward giving themselves the power to ban Airbnb and other short-term rentals from opening in their wards. The City Council’s License and Consumer ...