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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.
July 14, 2016
Friends raised $16,700 so far to help Kim Walton Zalinski's family after her unexpected death.
This year's budget for Taft is $500,000 less than last year, Principal Mark Grishaber said.
Ald. Laurino asked Park District commissioners to buy the vacant land and turn it into a park.
July 13, 2016
Many residents of the Far Northwest Side are police officers, firefighters and city workers.
2112, a music and technology business incubator, celebrated its first birthday Tuesday.
The new Divvy stations are at Montrose and Knox avenues as well as Milwaukee and Cuyler avenues.
July 12, 2016
Water at more than 55 schools throughout the city has tested positive for lead, officials said.
