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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 11, 2017
The Nobel laureate and Chicago gospel, blues and soul music legend will open the Wintrust Arena Oct. 27.
The shops will be near a new maintenance yard set to be built near 69th Street and Wentworth Avenue.
September 8, 2017
The penalty for dumping on city streets and vacant lots could hit $30,000 under a proposal.
The latest five-year graduation rate is 77.5 percent, up 4 percentage points over last year, CPS said.
It is not clear how much money city officials will earmark for the legal defense fund.
The agreement resolves a dispute that stretches back to 2011 and the mayor's first big political fight.
The largest settlement was in the case of a man severely injured after being hit with a police stun gun.
A meeting with three aldermen is planned to address neighbors' questions.
