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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 15, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked Water Department Commissioner Barrett Murphy to step down Friday.
May 14, 2017
Shoving dry ice into rat burrows to suffocate them is on hold because it didn't meet federal standards.
May 13, 2017
The officer is the third to be shot in Chicago this month.
May 12, 2017
Ald. Ray Lopez of the 15th Ward said he would not be intimidated by gang threats.
Schools will stay open until June 20, despite CPS' massive shortfall, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.
Twenty-five people have died in cars as the result of crashes since Jan. 1, officials said.
The Flex-N-Gate factory is the second to announce plans this year to open in Hegewisch.
Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26th) made about $300,000 in profit off a real estate deal next to The 606.
