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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 onus to gather ...
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Could Alderpeople Soon Have The Power To Ban Short-Term Rentals? City Council To Decide Next Week
A proposed ordinance would allow alderpeople to ban Airbnb and other rentals on a precinct-by-precinct basis. Opponents say ...
Aldermen advance measure allowing Airbnb bans in Chicago precincts
Chicago’s existing law allows short-term rentals to be blocked only when 25% of a precinct’s registered voters sign a ...
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City Council could soon have blanket power to ban Airbnb from their wards
A new ordinance would let aldermen block short-term rentals by precinct, reversing the current system. Airbnb says the plan ...
Editorial: Leave Airbnbs and short-term rentals alone, aldermen. There’s no crisis here.
Nobody loves killing Airbnbs more than hoteliers. After New York City moved in 2022 to sharply restrict short-term rentals by ...
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Extremely Local News: Short-term Airbnb rentals could be banned in certain precincts
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 ...
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Airbnb’s growing anti-party efforts
Airbnb is ramping up its use of anti-party technology to prevent “high-risk” reservations to promote responsible travel ...