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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 20, 2017
Emanuel said Tuesday he is planning to run for a third term as mayor of Chicago.
June 19, 2017
Robert Steele represented the 2nd District, which includes the West Side of Chicago, since 2006.
June 14, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrate the success of the center, which opened in 2015 on the West Side.
June 13, 2017
City officials also criticized the team's management for not telling them a fan had died at a game.
Capri Sun and San Pellegrino Orange are among the beverages subject to the penny-an-ounce tax.
June 12, 2017
The first phase of the project will rebuild four Red Line stations and build the Belmont Flyover.
June 9, 2017
City officials declined to comment, citing an ongoing police investigation.
The cameras were near Irving Park, North Park and Back of the Yards as well as other neighborhoods.
