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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.
September 16, 2016
CPS officials have asked teachers to contribute more to their own pensions in exchange for a pay raise.
The plan will cost $125,000 and include multiple public meetings, officials said.
Ald. Anthony Napolitano will take questions at the meeting of the Oriole Park Community Club.
The sixth-annual fest will take place from 7-11 p.m. Saturday at Hiawatha and Legett avenues.
September 15, 2016
The sixth-annual event will feature 10 restaurants offering a three-course fixed-price meal.
A man standing outside a van told her to "come here" in "an authoritarian tone of voice," police said.
The Portage Theater, the Masonic Temple and the Gateway Theater will all be on display.
September 14, 2016
Anyone with information about the crimes is asked to call detectives at 312-747-8263.
