Chicago firefighter injured in house blaze has died
The fire on Aug. 11 led to a mayday call at the scene, in the 8300 block of West Balmoral Avenue near O'Hare International Airport.
Watch CBS News
Charlie De Mar is an Emmy award-winning reporter for CBS News Chicago.
Since joining in 2016, he has covered some of the biggest stories impacting the Chicagoland area. Charlie was instrumental in breaking several stories in the Jussie Smollett investigation. He has also covered the horrific shooting at Mercy Hospital and the fallout from the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
De Mar came to CBS News Chicago from WTTV and WXIN, the CBS and Fox stations in Indianapolis, where he reported lead stories for the stations' evening newscasts.
De Mar is credited with establishing a local crime reporting franchise series at CBS4/FOX 59. His work has also had a national impact, and a series of reports led to the introduction of a new federal law that would hold all Veterans Affairs hospitals more accountable for their prescribing practices.
A native of the North Side, De Mar graduated Cum Laude from the University of Arizona, where he earned a B.A. in broadcast journalism and minored in marketing.
When he is not chasing down a story, Charlie loves spending time with his family and discovering new things to do in the city he grew up in.
The fire on Aug. 11 led to a mayday call at the scene, in the 8300 block of West Balmoral Avenue near O'Hare International Airport.
"Saturday morning, I saw a couple of cars that had been broken into, about five to six cars driver-side windows busted out and everything."
Rev. Stephen Lee, a pastor from Orland Park, and Trevian Kutti, a former publicist, both were booked into the Fulton County Jail on Friday, and later released on bail.
Fans who were inside the stadium shared photos of what appeared to be detectives focusing in on a section of the bleachers, but fans who spoke to CBS 2 said they didn't hear any gunshots or notice any kind of disturbance or panic.
Some even braved the dangerous temperatures Thursday night to catch some live music outside.
The intense heat kept many people indoors on Wednesday, and might have started a fire in the north suburbs.
Crain's Chicago Business reports White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf could be trying to move or sell the team.
Chicago is expected to see a heat index of over 110 degrees this week, making some parents concerned about whether CPS buildings can handle the heat.
Trucker after trucker said the problem is with the signage – and they are getting tickets for $750 before they even have time to see that they're on a road they shouldn't be on.
The Wheaton and Warrenville parents feel that complaints from students about certain staff members are not being taken seriously.
"I think when you get further down that list of 19 towards the bottom, where Miss Kutti is one, those are the people who oftentimes do decide to cooperate."
Two assistant baseball coaches and the director of baseball operations allege harassment, bullying and abuse within the program that led to demotions and non-renewal of contracts.
The party was on at Doc's Victory Pub in Elmhurst where several people were on hand to watch the local team play in Indiana.
"Members of the Oak Lawn Police Department didn't think Murod's life mattered."
The Chicago Fire Department said rescue teams responded to a boat in distress on the lakefront near Olive Park.