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What started as a racist plot in the 1970s is finally starting to be undone, even if it is only at the federal level.

Karl Wirsum The Chicago-born artist Karl Wirsum, a member of the legendary Hairy Who art group, died on 6 May, aged 81. Spending most of his career in the Windy City, Wirsum became a beloved artist and professor of painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, as evidenced by the outpouring of appreciation on social media from scores of former students and fans. “Karl was an artist of major consequence,” says James Rondeau, the president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago. “His visionary, imaginative, utterly original take on figuration both epi...

Bolton caucus uses Zoom format to set May 10 election ballot Ken Cleveland BOLTON – The ballot for the annual town election will be filled with many familiar names after the town caucus March 8. Holding the traditional caucus by Zoom instead of in person, voters gathered virtually, slowing reaching the 25-voter minimum to nominate candidates for the May 10 town election. Town Clerk Pam Powell said there were 40 people registered before the planned 7:30 p.m. start; the Zoom images sometimes included more than one person per “Zoom box” but everything went smoothly. “It’s a lot more fu...