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Heather Cherone is a reporter/producer covering Chicago's City Hall.
Cherone joined DNAInfo from the Chicago Tribune, where she was part of the team that helped launch TribLocal in the south and west suburbs.
Cherone is also an adjunct professor of journalism at DePaul University.
Born and raised in Edgewater, Cherone graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree.
After college, Cherone moved to California, where she covered politics and local government for the Los Angeles Daily News and the Oakland Tribune.
Cherone and her husband, Michael, are the parents of two girls, Sophia and Julia.
Fun fact: A huge Chicago Bears fan, Cherone knows all the lyrics – and the dance moves – to the 1985 Bears Super Bowl Shuffle.
November 1, 2016
The change was prompted by a lawsuit filed against the city by a baseball magazine.
Baez was named the National League Championship Series co-MVP.
City lawyers agreed to settle the suit brought on the day the trial was set to begin.
The rank-and-file will decide whether to ratify an agreement that averted a teachers strike.
October 31, 2016
Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised every bus or train car will be new or rehabbed by the end of 2019.
"I'm a poor alderman," Santiago said Wednesday, venting her frustration at the loss of the perk.
October 28, 2016
After a mild winter last year, the city is in for a "very cold, snowy winter," city officials warned.
Inspector General Joe Ferguson said he has received a number of complaints about the new policy.
