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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.
July 21, 2017
John Coli, 57, demanded $100,000 from a local business for protection, prosecutors said.
Ald. Michele Smith said it was beyond foolish to allow developers to determine zoning changes.
In 2016, there were approximately 684 opioid-related deaths in Chicago, officials said.
Of the nearly 200,000 kids reported missing from 2000-16, 99.9 percent were found, officials said.
Officials expect enrollment in Chicago Public Schools to drop by 8,000 students this year.
James "Jimmy" Byron Haakenson was identified Wednesday as one of the 33 people killed by Gacy.
It will be the second project of its kind behind the Town Hall Apartments in Lakeview.
July 20, 2017
The Chicago Plan Commission approved plans for the new library on Thursday.
