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Dave Byrnes
Dave Byrnes is a forklift-certified reporter currently based in his home city of Chicago. Since 2014 he has worked for news outlets in Chicago, the Chicago suburbs and in Pierre, South Dakota, with stretches of working as a trucking dockworker, bartender and English tutor in between. He covers the daily river of lawsuits flowing through Cook County, and writes regular stories on developments in politics, transportation and labor throughout Chicago and the larger Midwest. When he's not working, Byrnes enjoys astronomy and playing Dungeons & Dragons. Follow him on Twitter for news, history and cool space pics.
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Astronauts return to Earth after nine months stuck in space
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were originally supposed to spend only about a week in space before technical difficulties prompted their extended stay on the International Space Station.
Carbon dioxide found in exoplanet atmospheres reveals new insights into gas giants' origins
Studying young gas giant exoplanets' compositions and orbits could help us better understand how our own solar system's gas giants developed.
Seventh Circuit tosses injunction on Indiana utility regulators
The complex case deals with an Indiana state law granting incumbent electric facility operators a right of first refusal on certain electric transmission construction projects.
Seventh Circuit revives Chicago law professor's free speech retaliation claim against university officials
The appellate panel found that while some of the professor's in-class comments may have been "insensitive," they still addressed matters of public concern.
Army Corps of Engineers scraps plan to expand Chicago-area dump site amid local pushback
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has already deemed the existing dump site an environmental justice concern.
Illinoisans vote to keep state flag as is
More than half of those who voted in the Illinois flag redesign process wanted a new flag for the state, though their votes were spread among 12 alternative designs.
Republican congresswoman refers Democratic sanctuary city mayors for criminal investigation
Florida Representative Anna Luna was only one of several Republican members of Congress who voiced support for bringing criminal charges against the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City
Federal financial watchdog agency dismisses suit against TransUnion
Attorneys for the bureau told the court earlier this month they had been instructed not to make or approve any litigation filings, save to seek a pause in proceedings.