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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

In 2020, Airbnb introduced ... outcome of the ban that it’s making it permanent and codifying its rules. “Over time, the party ban became much more than a public health measure,” said ...

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 ...