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 ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. Chicago aldermen could gain new power to ban Airbnb and similar short-term rentals on a precinct-by-precinct basis within their wards. An ordinance ...

Chicago’s short-term rental players gained some wiggle room in their fight to prevent aldermen from gaining the power to ban leases of less than a month in their wards.

If a Far Northwest Side alderman gets his way, Chicago City Council members could gain the authority to block short-term rentals like Airbnb’s from popping up in their wards. Ald. Anthony ...

After pouring more than $1 million into New York’s mayoral race, Airbnb Inc. said it’s having “really good conversations” ...

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 To ...

City Council committee tries to put a lid on new vacation rentals from Airbnb, others If the full City Council approves, alderpeople could ban new vacation rentals in individual precincts. The ...

Chicago tries again to crack down on Airbnbs, vacation rental industry A “transparency ordinance” championed by Ald. Bennett Lawson requires Airbnb and Vrbo to share much more information with ...

CHICAGO — Aldermen took a step Wednesday toward giving themselves the power to ban Airbnb and other short-term rentals from opening in their wards.