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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 1, 2017
The owner is looking to sell the four-block property to the Cook County Land Bank, his attorney said.
A provision that would have given drivers a 10-minute grace period was dropped before the hearing.
Marquette Companies modified plans for apartment at Ada and Lake streets; January start date eyed.
August 31, 2017
Elected alderman in 2015, Rosa is among the youngest to be elected to the Chicago City Council.
Airport rental lots would be exempt from the ordinance, which a City Council committee OK'd Thursday.
Gov. Bruce Rauner hailed the measure as a compromise that will fund Illinois' schools fairly.
An ordinance approved Thursday would require phone dealers to prove they're not peddling stolen goods.
The president reversed an action taken by former President Barack Obama after the Ferguson riots.
