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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 7, 2017
A developer is building nine apartments inside the Episcopal Church of the Advent, 2900 W. Logan Blvd.
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks nixed economic-hardship claims by owners of 1639 N. North Park Ave.
The 67,000-square-foot incubator relies on $7.15 million in city money, officials said.
Chicago firefighters already carry naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse opioid overdoses.
Amazon Thursday announced plans to build a second headquarters outside its Seattle hometown.
September 6, 2017
State Sen. Daniel Biss and Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa split over differences of opinion on Israel.
Undocumented Chicago students "have nothing to worry about," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday.
CPS will get $80 million to cover the cost for officers to patrol the schools, the mayor's office said.
