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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.
June 23, 2017
Donovan was on his way with his family to get Christmas haircuts in December 2013 when he was killed.
June 22, 2017
Parts of West Lawn, Ashburn and Garfield Ridge would be the first in the city to ban short-term rentals.
The mayor and the governor have been at loggerheads over the Thompson Center for months.
The 17-story project will next be considered by City Council, where it is expected to pass.
June 21, 2017
Orr, 72, who served 39 years in elected positions, will become a fellow at the University of Chicago.
The inspector general's office reviewed 300,000 emails during the probe.
The full City Council is expected to approve the crackdown at its meeting Wednesday.
The clock was derided as "tacky" by one aldermen. Activists criticized the 3-minute proposed limit.
