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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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August 22, 2016

Tours of the facility will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, company officials said.

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August 22, 2016

The farmers market at Eli's Cheesecake, will continue into the fall, organizers said.

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August 22, 2016

Community Resource Fair on Sept. 10 at Dunham Park has fun stuff for kids, too.

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August 22, 2016

The first Chicago school named for the pope opens Monday, and new students are enrolling "every day."

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August 22, 2016

The project on a long-vacant lot requires special permission from city officials.

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August 22, 2016

The show runs from Oct. 27 through March 1 at the Stahl Family Theatre.

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August 19, 2016

The car thefts took place within two blocks, police records show.

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August 19, 2016

Friends raised $19,100 to help Kim Walton Zalinski's family after her unexpected death.