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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.
April 12, 2017
The incident "was traumatizing to many of us who watched this," one passenger said.
A vote on the proposed regulations have been delayed until May, Ald. Brendan Reilly said.
Judge Raymond Myles was gunned down behind his Roseland home Monday morning.
April 11, 2017
The incident has given O'Hare Airport a "black eye," 23rd Ward Ald. Michael Zalewski said Tuesday.
Nearly 11,500 students applied for a spot at Chicago's selective-enrollment grade schools for 2017-18.
The project was first proposed in 2005.
Judge Raymond Myles was slain, and a woman was wounded in the 9400 block of Forest Avenue early Monday.
April 10, 2017
Mayor Emanuel took a jab at President Trump, who is skeptical about climate change.
