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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 9, 2016

A new master plan for the hospital will include a redesigned emergency room, officials said.

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June 9, 2016

The market will take place from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday from June 16 to Aug. 25.

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June 9, 2016

Proceeds from the event Saturday will benefit the St. Robert Bellarmine Parents Association.

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June 8, 2016

The city's watchdog urged city officials in January to give community groups a seat on the commission.

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June 8, 2016

The park won all new equipment through the park district's Chicago Plays! program.

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June 8, 2016

Serena Peterson-Klosa and Jerry Travlos are among 27 principals who will get a break from paperwork.

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June 7, 2016

There are over 350 places in Chicago to buy a city sticker, as well as online .

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June 7, 2016

The deadline is Monday to enter the contest organized by the Chicago Creative Coalition.