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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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June 21, 2016

Anyone with information about the crimes is asked to call detectives at 312-747-8263.

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June 21, 2016

Ald. John Arena denounced the incident as a "grotesque and cowardly display of hatred and bigotry." 

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June 21, 2016

The drive-thru Starbucks — set to include seating and a patio — would be built at Cicero and Berteau.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park & Norwood Park »

June 21, 2016

Residents can shred documents and recycle electronics from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. 

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June 20, 2016

It was not immediately clear whether the roadway would be reconfigured or bodies exhumed.

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June 13, 2016

The 12th annual bicycle ride will take place at 10 a.m. June 19.

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June 13, 2016

Similar incidents occurred just outside the city in Park Ridge, according to reports.