Naperville aims to raise taxes on cellphones, Airbnb

By Vincent Caruso

01/21/2018

Illinois' fifth-largest city is moving to raise taxes on telecommunications and hotels, and fold homesharing into the latter.

TAGS: Airbnb, cell phone tax, naperville, property taxes

Planes, trains and automobiles: Chicago’s high travel taxes

By Brendan Bakala

12/20/2017

Chicago has some of the highest taxes on travelers in the nation.

TAGS: Airbnb, amusement tax, Chicago, collaborative economy, Cook County, hotel tax, Rahm Emanuel, rideshare, transportation

Madigan’s alderman moves to squash Airbnb near Midway Airport

By Vincent Caruso

12/19/2017

Chicago Alderman Marty Quinn is attempting to squeeze out home-sharing in the 13th Ward.

TAGS: Airbnb, homesharing, Marty Quinn, Michael Zalewski, Mike Madigan, sharing economy

The battle over Airbnb in Lake Bluff, Illinois

By John Kristof

07/25/2017

Lake Bluff homeowners home sharing with Airbnb were forced to cease and desist by the village zoning board.

TAGS: Airbnb, collaborative economy, homesharing, regulations, sharing economy

Uber, food trucks and Airbnb: Chicago’s 3 biggest over-regulation stories from 2016

By Chris Lentino

12/27/2016

It’s no secret Chicago aldermen aren’t friendly to outsider businesses and innovative industries. Here’s a look at some of the most egregious examples from 2016.

TAGS: Airbnb, Chicago, collaborative economy, food trucks, homesharing, regulations, Uber

Chicago Airbnb hosts made $73 million in 2016, despite roadblocks by Chicago City Council, hotel lobby

By Brendan Bakala

12/20/2016

The Chicago market has grown to the third largest in the country, accounting for almost all of the more than $73 million in supplemental income in 2016.

TAGS: Airbnb, Chicago, collaborative economy, homesharing, regulations, sharing economy

Home-sharing brings out the best in us

By Austin Berg

11/22/2016

New Airbnb regulations pose a serious problem for Chicagoans.

TAGS: Airbnb, Chicago, collaborative economy, liberty justice center, regulations

Lawsuit challenges Chicago’s unconstitutional Airbnb ordinance

By Jacob Huebert

11/16/2016

Airbnb has reported that about 4,800 Chicagoans are Airbnb hosts, and they earn an average of $5,300 per year renting out their homes through the service.

TAGS: Airbnb, Chicago, regulations

Chicago’s new Airbnb ordinance greets visitors to the city with a 21 percent tax bill

By Chris Lentino

06/22/2016

The city’s new ordinance will punish visitors to the city with a 21 percent hotel tax bill.

TAGS: Airbnb, regulations

Uber and Airbnb ordinances show Chicago ushering in new era of hyperregulation

By Chris Lentino

06/21/2016

In the face of fleeing residents, the Chicago City Council has chosen to add more and more layers of regulation instead of reforming.

TAGS: Airbnb, Chicago, collaborative economy, lyft, Rahm Emanuel, regulations, Uber