The Zoning Committee voted to advance the additional dwelling unit ordinance, teeing up a Wednesday vote by the full City ...

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.

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

Airbnb is using a variety of tactics to keep partiers away from its short-term rental properties in Nashville and across the country this Halloween weekend to stay in line with its global party ban.

A vote was postponed in Chicago City Council for a new rule that would let aldermen ban Airbnb and other platforms from offering properties 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 ...

Michael Jordan's former mansion has been listed on Airbnb, with fans being offered the chance to 'live like a legend.' The home - located in the suburbs of Chicago - was sold in December for $9 ...

Chicago has been struggling to rein in the vacation rental industry ever since companies like Airbnb and Vrbo exploded onto the scene without regulation more than a decade ago. On Tuesday, the ...

Illinois enacts new laws in July including minimum wage increases, higher tobacco taxes, gas tax adjustments, and a ban on small plastic shampoo bottles in hotels.

Illinois lawmakers are considering two measures designed to cut down on the use of plastic bags and polystyrene meal containers.