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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 6, 2016
Applications are due by midnight Friday for Chicago Public Schools' selective-enrollment schools.
December 5, 2016
Laura Pekarik of the Cupcakes for Courage food truck said she will appeal the ruling.
"I was upfront, honest. We talked about a range of issues," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.
The proposed development will also include a Culver's restaurant and a Retro Fitness gym.
The program offers rebates of $25-$200 to homeowners based on the increase they saw on their bill.
The money will be used to increase the legal services for immigrants by 50 percent, the mayor said.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Friday called Rauner's action "fundamentally wrong."
The $75 million will be used to finalize the alignment of the tracks and study the environmental impact.
