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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.
October 25, 2017
Parking aides will use new handheld computers to write tickets where the city get the most complaints.
October 24, 2017
The head of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners apologized after info on 1.8M voters exposed.
Inspector General Nicholas Schuler found charters hired 163 employees fired for misconduct by CPS.
The city spent $1 million in startup costs last year on the municipal ID card, officials said.
The city settled the suit that claimed it failed to give residents enough time to challenge the tickets.
CPS said it saw lower attendance because of several reasons, including Cubs playoffs games last year.
October 23, 2017
Eight are in the city of Chicago.
Nearly 76 percent of the applicants are minorities, officials said.
