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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.
January 20, 2017
The first-of-its-kind effort will help prepare Chicago students for thousands of cyber security jobs.
Former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke faces murder charges in the teen's death.
The city's new lawyer is Edward Siskel, a nephew of the late film critic Gene Siskel.
His immigrant grandfather drove a city bus and his uncle was a Chicago cop.
January 19, 2017
An investigator improperly handled confidential information, according to the report.
The employee, who also used city resources to work a second job, will not be fired, despite the report.
January 18, 2017
Only a fraction of Chicago homeowners claimed a property tax rebate, leaving a pot of cash available.
The employee asked the women uninvited and probing questions at a city senior center, officials said.
