Licensed cannabis transporters say illegal deliveries are happening without consequence
The legal cannabis transporters say they will be forced out of business if the state does not enforce its own standards.
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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 legal cannabis transporters say they will be forced out of business if the state does not enforce its own standards.
After the 12-year-old boy was shot, he was carried into the library by a security officer – who attempted to render aid on him.
Nicole Watson, 44, was picking up her 13-year-old son, Jacob, from her parents' home on the Near West on the evening of Tuesday, May 9. They were getting in the car to go home when they were both shot.
As CBS 2's Charlie DeMar reports, Saturday's homecoming was years in the making, filled with no shortage of highs and lows.
Frank's wife, Lauren, thought her husband would be home from the hospital after a short stay. It's been over two years.
Some say the industrial campus could bring hundreds of trucks in and out – just feet from a residential subdivision.
Areanah Preston, 24, was shot around 1:42 a.m. on Saturday in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue in the Avalon Park neighborhood.
Ron Clewer said he has now received a message from someone claiming to know Fernando – and who said Fernando was the killer.
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Late Thursday, some big questions were emerging over the lack of smoke alarms going off.
We also found violations for issues involving heating – in December of last year, and again in February.
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The company had much red tape to get through as the state's efforts to diversify the industry have struggled.