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 ...

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

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

If the full City Council approves, alderpeople could ban new vacation rentals in individual precincts. The onus to gather ...

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

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

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

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