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

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.

The onus to gather signatures from 10% of registered voters in that precinct would then be on Airbnb and Vrbo to overturn a local ban. City Council committee tries to put a lid on new vacation ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...