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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.
March 13, 2017
The mayor plans to use $325,000 in TIF funds to build the batting cage in Humboldt Park.
Zachary Fardon was among the 46 U.S. attorneys hired during the Obama administration asked to quit.
March 10, 2017
The city plans to double the number of traffic enforcement aides on bikes after six bikers died in 2016.
"At this point these are cries of desperation. Hear our pleas," said CTU President Karen Lewis.
Payton was the toughest selective-enrollment to get into for the fourth year in a row, according to CPS.
Chance urged wealthy Chicagoans to join him in helping the city's schools.
March 9, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions orders federal prosecutors to bring more gun-related charges.
March 8, 2017
The bus will continue to operate on 31st Street from Bridgeport to Bronzeville through September.
