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 ...

Chicago aldermen could gain sweeping new power over short-term rentals under an ordinance that would let them ban Airbnb and similar platforms on a precinct-by-precinct basis within 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.

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 ...

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

NEW YORK -- Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings globally, the short-term rental platform announced Monday.