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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.
December 22, 2016
Six candidates are vying for the 4th Ward seat, which the mayor picked King to fill on an interim basis.
READ THE EMAILS: Nearly 3,000 pages of emails were released by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office Wednesday.
December 21, 2016
City workers will no longer be allowed to use private email accounts to conduct official business.
The suit was sparked by the Council's decision to give a city subsidy to an Uptown development.
December 19, 2016
The 1st Ward alderman's proposal is expected to be considered by the City Council in January.
Thirty-nine aldermen have endorsed a plan to pull city pension funds from fossil fuel companies.
Board President Frank Clark said CPS could amend its budget in January if the money doesn't materialize.
December 16, 2016
Federal charges include wire fraud, bribery and extortion; feds tracked ATM withdrawals.
