Airbnb's popular COVID refund policy is ending as of May 31, the company announced. After that date, guests will have to cover short-term rental costs even if the cancellation was due to coronavirus.

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 Napolitano, ...

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 City ...

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 Protection Committee ...

In the quaint and quiet Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, a debate over short-term rentals from the likes of Airbnb led to a public meeting and a vote on Wednesday night. The Hinsdale Plan Commission will ...

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The proposed ordinance requires operators to pay for a license, comply with operational standards and cap both occupancy and total rental days per year.

WINNETKA, Ill. -- The McCallister family has grown up well past their childhood days, but it seems they are still just as willing to leave their family home up to a group of strangers. Airbnb has ...

As former President Barack Obama’s namesake foundation prepares to roll out the welcome mat to huge crowds of tourists flocking to the South Side when the Obama Presidential Center opens its doors in ...

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