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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 7, 2016
A $492 million rehabilitation project is working its way west along the Blue Line.
The victim, who was shot in the knee, is a documented gang member, officials said.
Officials initially rejected demands that the boiler be replaced immediately before changing course.
A 2013 concert dedicated to Stamm launched the Taft High School Foundation.
September 6, 2016
The crash happened Tuesday afternoon on a part of Irving Park Road that has no bike lanes.
Krzysztof Wlostowski, 53, died of his injuries after the Aug. 28 crash, officials said.
Eager bicyclists have flooded the new extension of the North Branch Trail, which isn't open yet.
The plan has drawn fierce opposition from neighbors who say it is too dense for Jefferson Park.
