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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 3, 2017
The tax was set to add a penny per ounce for every sugary drink sold in Cook County.
Lausch is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.
June 30, 2017
Donovan was on his way with his family to get Christmas haircuts in December 2013 when he was killed.
The city is collecting household items for formerly homeless veterans moving to permanent housing.
Hundreds of people rallied against the tax before the lawsuit was filed Tuesday afternoon.
Chicago businesses will have to pay their employees $11 an hour starting Saturday and $13 by 2019.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired the Water Department head after racist and sexist emails were discovered.
Trump's tweet was part of a coordinated announcement that 20 new agents have been assigned to Chicago.
