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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.
May 18, 2017
Schools will not see additional cuts this school year — and no new taxes will be proposed, sources said.
A City Council committee is set to consider the controversial project at 2 p.m. Monday.
May 16, 2017
Mayor E-Mane-uel is named for the famously profane former ballet dancer turned politician.
Ald. Mitts agreed to the expansion into an adjacent vacant building in March, but now opposes the move.
May 15, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the newest museum in the Loop will be a "magnet" for tourists.
Chicago schools are in the midst of a massive budget crisis, and the union blames CEO Forrest Claypool.
Alexandra Holt served as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's only budget director.
Inspector General Joseph Ferguson has vowed to play an active role in the effort to reform the police.
