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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.
June 7, 2016
Moviegoers can bring a blanket and a picnic basket to watch flicks for free.
Although the city's population is falling, the population of the Far Northwest Side grew 21.5 percent.
June 6, 2016
Damien Cionzynski, 25, died after being shot in the head by Mulosmani Florin on May 28, officials said.
Pete Zimmerman has led Edison Park Elementary since 2008, when it became a neighborhood school.
The teachers of the month get a special parking space on campus.
The number of complaints have soared 44 percent this year.
June 3, 2016
The CPR training class is set for 9 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Parish, 7211 W. Talcott Ave.
Emanuel will not replace 41st Ward representative Catherine Dunlap, a spokesman for the mayor said.
