It's not easy to work when you're not getting paid, but Transportation Security Administration workers at Midway Airport were cheered up by receiving thank you cards from students at Hollywood School last week.

Wherever Art Jones for Congress signs have been sprouting up in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes the southern half of Brookfield and the southernmost tip of Riverside, write-in candidate Justin Hanson's campaign has been planting signs right next to them. Hanson's signs say, in big red letters against a white background, "Yes, Art Jones is a Nazi."

The administration of Riverside-Brookfield High School held a question and answer session for students late in the school year but only five students showed up.

Former Riverside Elementary School District 96 Superintendent Bhavna Sharma-Lewis is having a much a much better experience in her new school district than she had in Riverside. Sharma-Lewis, who was forced out after two stormy years at the helm in District 96, just received a new five-year contract as superintendent of Mundelein based Diamond Lake Elementary District 76.