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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 13, 2017
Brookins agreed to pay the fine to settle a complaint filed against him in 2013.
“My residents don’t want this kind of density,” Ald. Anthony Napolitano told his colleagues.
FULL LESSON PLAN: Read what kids will learn about police brutality and the notorious police commander.
September 12, 2017
Sauganash Elementary School was the only school to record perfect attendance, CPS officials said.
The policy, set to go into effect Sunday, does not apply to law enforcement officers.
Applications to selective enrollment schools can be submitted starting next month.
City Council committee OKs more property restrictions; full Council to vote on the matter Oct. 11.
September 11, 2017
Attorneys for the city blasted the Trump administration's actions, saying their effort was "absurd."
