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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.
October 18, 2017
The Independent Police Review Authority investigator was fired, the inspector general said.
October 17, 2017
Lewis said she felt good, called attack "a minor setback in my recovery from brain cancer."
Two aviation security officers were fired, according to the inspector general.
The money will also be used to develop an early-warning system designed to flag troubled officers.
October 16, 2017
More than 10,000 people already have registered to take the test, officials said.
This is the second year in a row Mayor Emanuel has increased the city's budget to fight rats.
Tickets to "Hamilton" would cost 4 percent more if an amusement tax hike is approved.
October 13, 2017
Alds. Patrick O'Connor and Margaret Laurino, allies of the mayor, authored the measure.
