Short-Term Rentals in Champaign County, IL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Champaign County, Illinois.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Champaign County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Noise Rules

Short-term rental guests follow the same noise rules as residents: Champaign's Chapter 21 or Urbana's Chapter 16 code in the cities, and disorderly conduct law, 720 ILCS 5/26-1, in the unincorporated county. In Champaign, repeat complaints can jeopardize a rental's registration.

Champaign County STR Noise Rules

Some Restrictions

720 ILCS 5/26-1

A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly: (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace

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Taxes & Fees

Short-term stays owe Illinois's 6% Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax, which the state extended to short-term rentals effective July 2025. The City of Champaign adds a 7% municipal hotel-motel tax. Platforms began collecting Illinois lodging tax in January 2026.

Champaign County STR Taxes & Fees

Some Restrictions

35 ILCS 145/3

A tax is imposed upon hotel operators at the rate of 5% of 94% of the gross rental receipts from engaging in business as a hotel operator... There shall be imposed an additional tax upon hotel operators at the rate of 1% of 94% of the gross rental receipts

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