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Tanveer Ali

Data and Social Media @tanveerali Contact

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.

Rogers Park & Edgewater »

October 27, 2017

The incident occurred in the 7500 block of North Wolcott Avenue at 1:17 a.m. Friday, police said.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

October 27, 2017

Chicago loves Christkindlmarket mugs. Here is each one going back to the first festival in '96.

Englewood, Auburn Gresham & Chatham »

October 26, 2017

The incident happened in the 1100 block of East 83rd Street early Thursday morning, police said.

Englewood, Auburn Gresham & Chatham »

October 26, 2017

In one incident, a 16-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head, police said. 

South Chicago & East Side »

October 26, 2017

The shooting happened in the 9600 block of South Euclid Avenue, police said. 

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

October 26, 2017

Chicago's top 10 tallest buildings have been the same since 2009. That's about to change. 

Logan Square & Humboldt Park »

October 25, 2017

Two of the shootings happened during attempted robberies, police said.

Englewood, Auburn Gresham & Chatham »

October 25, 2017

The shooting happened in 1500 block of West 71st Street at 8 p.m. Tuesday.