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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.
August 29, 2016
Spraying is scheduled to begin at dusk and continue until approximately 1 a.m., officials said.
Robberies have occurred in Ravenswood Manor and Jefferson Park, police said.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) will spend his discretionary budget based on a vote of residents.
One of the largest construction projects in Chicago this summer is set to be done in September.
August 28, 2016
Parents at the Dunning elementary school have worked since 1988 to convince officials to build an annex.
August 26, 2016
Police will saturate the area to find drivers who are drunk, speeding or not wearing their seat belts.
More than 30 bands are expected to play the four-day festival Sept. 2-5.
The time it takes to get through security at O'Hare and Midway airports is now less than 10 minutes.
