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Heather Cherone

Reporter/Producer @HeatherCherone Contact

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.

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September 22, 2016

The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.

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September 22, 2016

Anyone with information about the crimes can call detectives at 312-747-8263. 

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September 22, 2016

Tickets are on sale now for the Gift Theatre production of the play by Melissa Ross.

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September 21, 2016

Construction on the second phase of the trail is underway.

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September 21, 2016

The gravestone belonging to Alexander Robinson was found this summer by an archeologist.

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September 21, 2016

Joseph Cali, an Edison Park resident, died in May 1975 after being shot in his head by a sniper. 

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September 21, 2016

The $3,600 grant covers attic insulation as well as crack sealing throughout the home, officials said.

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September 20, 2016

The trail extension creates a connector for rides from the lakefront to the Chicago Botanic Garden.