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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 26, 2016
Columbia Care, at 4758 N. Milwaukee Ave., will be the fourth marijuana dispensary to open in Chicago.
August 25, 2016
The first-ever festival organized by the Gladstone Park chamber will take place Sept. 9-11.
Teams of 20 can compete for prizes and bragging rights Sept. 10, organizers said.
Cynthia Tatman, 56, was jogging east on Devon Avenue in the westbound traffic lanes when she was struck.
August 24, 2016
Principal Tim Riff said the budget cuts meant the school could not hire another middle school teacher.
The fair will take place from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Resurrection Medical Center, 7435 W. Talcott Ave.
August 23, 2016
Cynthia Tatman, 56, died after being taken to a hospital, officials said.
Water at 113 schools throughout the city has tested positive for lead, officials said.
