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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 12, 2017
The results of a year long federal investigation are set to be released Friday.
Efforts are underway to correct the error.
A two-page form including the officer's name is blamed for an 80 percent decline in stops by police.
January 11, 2017
The library revealed the most checked-out books for adults, teens and kids published in 2016.
Despite winning 110 votes in the Illinois House, the measure never came to a vote in the Senate.
During the president's farewell, many on social media wondered why his younger daughter wasn't there.
January 10, 2017
The multimillion dollar museum will instead be built in Los Angeles' Exposition Park.
The mayor posted the video just hours before the President headed home one last time.
