More than four months after Chicago’s contentious short-term rental ordinance took full effect, the city is not enforcing some penalties outlined in the new rules. Airbnb hosts, meanwhile, have ...

Wolf’s group has filed suit against Chicago’s new regulations on Airbnb rentals; a second lawsuit with different plaintiffs was filed Nov. 15, 2016. By Ally Marotti.

Valerie Landis has lived in Chicago for 12 years and has been renting her current condo on Airbnb since June, but the “hefty fines and penalties” in the new regulations are concerning.

According to a 2015 report by Airbnb, 4,550 Airbnb hosts in Chicago had people stay with them from July 2014 to June 2015. One Airbnb hostess is Valerie Landis.

Before writing new rules that affect 4,500 Airbnb hosts across the city of Chicago, ... who are planning to vote later this month on new citywide regulations for short-term rentals and room ...

A final vote on new regulations for house-sharing services like Airbnb has been delayed until next month, after some aldermen objected to approving changes presented by the Emanuel administration ...

Chicago crossed the line into the privacy of people's homes by imposing sweeping regulations governing Airbnb and other home-sharing services, a lawsuit from a group of current and Airbnb hosts ...

There are 6,400 Airbnb hosts in Chicago, the San Francisco-based company said in November. About 371,000 guests stayed in the city between Nov. 1, 2015, and Nov. 1, 2016. (c)2016 Chicago Tribune ...

The city of Chicago wants to crack down on nearly 5,000 Airbnb hosts in Chicago. Those are residents opening up their homes to strangers visiting the city.

Airbnb does ask its hosts to comply with local regulations, according to the company’s public affairs manager, Alison Schumer, and lists Chicago’s rules on its Help Center page about the city.

A judge has ordered the city of Chicago to hold off on implementing new restrictions on Airbnb and other home-sharing platforms after a group of homeowners sued the city last month.