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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 20, 2017
The development at 975 W. Wilson Ave. will have 140 to 155 units.
Catholic Charities wants to build seven tiny homes for veterans near 79th Street and Emerald Avenue.
September 18, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has vowed to do whatever it takes to persuade Amazon to pick Chicago.
In December, Chicago will host the heads of cities across North America to discuss climate change.
City officials have touted the license requirement as the toughest in the nation.
September 15, 2017
Emanuel said he was "intimately involved" in trying to persuade Amazon to pick Chicago for its new home.
Recipients of the DACA work permits can also get help connecting with mental health resources.
Union wants to tell kids that Burge conviction set guilty men free and some torture claims are dubious.
