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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 1, 2017
Corrupt officials like Barbara Byrd-Bennett get tongue-lashing from federal judge.
The women's prison in West Virginia has also been called "Camp Cupcake." Martha Stewart stayed there.
April 28, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Friday that the school year will finish as normal on June 20.
Assistant Commissioner Kevin Zator will oversee the 292-officer security force on an interim basis.
U.S. News & World Report is out with its list of the best schools in the country and the state.
The temporary order from a San Francisco judge stops Chicago and other cities from losing federal funds.
The grants will be funded by the areas' Tax Increment Financing districts, officials said.
In all, 15,827 people were injured in Chicago car crashes in 2015, according to state data.
