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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 3, 2016
Jose Zagal-Guadarrama, 31, is scheduled to appear in court Friday, officials said.
Originally set to be 4 stories and 8 condos, plans now call for it to be 3 stories and 6 units.
The 69-year-old all-volunteer community orchestra will perform Sunday.
The Portage Park Farmers Market starts Sunday, while the Jefferson Park market starts June 12.
June 2, 2016
Ald. Anthony Napolitano accused ward boss Tim Heneghan of scaring residents about affordable housing.
The nine designs are all inspired by the Chicago flag, school officials said.
Erika Wozniak, a fifth-grade teacher at Oriole Park School and DePaul alumna, "fights" for her students.
June 1, 2016
The two-story $18 million annex is set to open in September, officials said.
