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Tanveer Ali

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Tanveer Ali is DNAinfo.com Chicago's data reporter and social media specialist.

Since moving to Chicago in 2009, Tanveer reported and produced multimedia work for a variety of outlets including WBEZ, Columbia Journalism Review, GOOD Magazine and the Chicago News Cooperative. He has also developed a number of web-based projects for Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Prior to moving to Chicago, his favorite city, Tanveer worked at The Detroit News, where he covered the suburbs in Michigan's largest county, while often lending a hand in the paper's broader breaking news coverage. He also was an intern at The Hartford Courant, covering suburban affairs before moving on to the night cops desk.

Tanveer studied history as an undergraduate at Columbia University in New York City and earned a master's degree in journalism specializing in interactive publishing from Medill.

Fun Fact: Tanveer will always order last at a restaurant. Always. He hates having the same dish as someone else at the table.

South Chicago & East Side »

September 7, 2017

Bookmark this page for a quick look at traffic conditions around Chicago.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

September 5, 2017

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Downtown, South Loop & River North »

September 1, 2017

Responding to a report, CPS officials say the law limits the focus on racial diversity at these schools.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

August 31, 2017

The CTA train stop is projected to be the fifth-busiest in the city.   

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

August 30, 2017

Brent Turpin, a special ed teacher, has been suspended from an Englewood elementary school.

Bronzeville & Washington Park »

August 29, 2017

The man was found dead in the 6200 block of South King Drive early Saturday morning.

Pullman & Roseland »

August 28, 2017

Marco Proano was found guilty in connection with a 2013 shooting in Roseland.