Chicago Sun Times – Airbnb ordinance passes committee, but full Council vote delayed

May 18, 2016
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to regulate and tax Airbnb cleared one legislative hurdle but not another Wednesday after the latest in a seemingly endless series of changes failed to please both sides. One day after a marathon hearing drew a standing-room-only crowd, the City Council Committees on Housing and License and Consumer Protection approved the mayor’s plan 17-to-9 — a close vote by Emanuel standards….
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