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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 12, 2017
A tax on pot could rake in $350 million annually for the state, two legislators from Edgewater said.
July 11, 2017
The budget impasse ended Friday, setting the stage for the lotteries to return.
July 10, 2017
Amazon marked the occasion with a $10,000 donation to Code Platoon, which trains veterans to code.
Adam's Foods and Liquors has been linked to four recent shootings, police Supt. Eddie Johnson said.
No one has died as a result of an overdose, Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said Monday morning.
Nearly 1.6 million people attended the Taste of Chicago, the most since 2012, the mayor's office said.
July 7, 2017
Stretch from 31st Street to 41st Street opened; work continues from Fullerton Avenue to Ohio Street.
The policy requires officers to prioritize the "sanctity of life."
