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Workers are forming unions at nonprofits and think tanks. Their bosses aren't always happy.

Eli Rosenberg
Feb 9, 2020 6:15 AM - "People think that nonprofit workers don't need unions -- that we don't fit into the mold," said Kayla Blado, the president of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union. "But millennials graduated with high levels of student debt and medical bills, which has helped open people's eyes that we're not going to get a 'middle-class' lifestyle unless we work for it."
Study: Community college students could be charged more for loans

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
Feb 9, 2020 6:13 AM - Two college students. Same credit profile. Same $10,000 loan. Same bank. One attends a community college, the other is enrolled at a four-year institution. But the community college student is charged more to borrow.
How I travel-hacked a college tour and saved $3,000

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet
Feb 9, 2020 6:19 AM - Amtrak's "buy one, get one" spring sale got me started. Then I noticed that we had travel rewards piling up. So I decided to see how much I could save on one 10-day trip.
Should your student loans and your spouse's get hitched?

By RYAN LANE of NerdWallet
Feb 9, 2020 6:10 AM - You can save money by refinancing student loans, but not everyone qualifies. If your better half has a better financial profile, you can share the benefits of refinancing.
Millennium Bank receives chamber award

Feb 10, 2020 4:30 PM - Millennium Bank, a minority owned community bank, recently received the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce Community Enhancement Award during the Mayor's Annual Address to Business at Manzo's Banquets.
Interest rates, consumers will keep economy growing this year, expert says

By Richard Klicki
Feb 7, 2020 11:38 AM - All signs point to a continuation of economic growth in the U.S. this year, although the margin for change is thinner than before, an economic expert told suburban business leaders Wednesday at the Economic Summit hosted by Porte Brown Accountants and Advisors in partnership with the Daily Herald Business Ledger.
Great Lakes Credit Union honored for aiding low-income customers

Feb 3, 2020 9:48 AM - Great Lakes Credit Union was recently honored by the National Credit Union Association as a certified Low Income Designated credit union.
Retirees' top money regrets

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet
Feb 2, 2020 6:18 AM - The big ones, of course, are starting to save too late and not saving enough, but there are other common regrets.
Recession jitters and your finances: How to insulate yourself from the next downturn

By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet.
Feb 2, 2020 6:22 AM - Recessions -- and their severity -- are out of your control, but your own financial situation doesn't have to be.
Is chasing the highest savings rate worth it?

By SPENCER TIERNEY of NerdWallet
Feb 2, 2020 6:10 AM - If getting the best rate made you choose an online savings account, should you keep chasing the highest rate -- even if it means switching accounts again? Here's how experts say you should think it through.

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Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto: Is AI the future of HR?

Even if you didn't grow up in the 1980s, you probably know at least some of the lyrics to the Styx classic "Mr. Roboto." For example, you may be familiar with this line: "Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, for doing the jobs that nobody wants to." Dennis DeYoung, the prescient Styx songwriter, was interviewed by Billboard magazine last July about the fact that the band had recently added Mr. Roboto back into its concert play list for the first time in 35 years. DeYoung said the band had begun playing the song again because fans as young as 12 years old have been requesting it during virtually every recent concert. The same summer that Styx was adding "Mr. Roboto" back to its set list, Fast Company business magazine ran a story entitled, "How to Nail an Interview with a Chatbot." The HR lawyer in me believes these stories are related, and they are saying something important about the direction of our culture and about HR. AI may be the future of HR, but it may not be as easy as we think to get there. If that is the case, lawyers and politicians will be to blame.

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