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Articles in April, 1998 issue of Crain's Chicago Business

• Shareholders can't connect to TDS plan. (Telephone & Data Systems Inc.'s restructuring plans)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Ryan's campaign hits gambling jackpot. (Michigan GOP Gubernatorial candidate George Ryan)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Ritzy hotels book space on Mag Mile. (Chicago, Illinois)
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• Suburbs vs. TCI: Duel over service, fees begins
  by Knapp, Kevin
• Nicor vows better service in face of deregulation
• Critical moment for Wm. Blair. (William Blair and Co. L.L.C.'s low earnings for 1997)
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Activists target Banc One merger. (Banc One Corp.)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• John McCoy's chemistry experiment. (Banc One Corp. CEO)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Ameritech aims to break high-speed data barrier.
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Sox stadium's name game
  by Borden, Jeff; Cahill, Joseph
• Publisher of crafts magazines goes retail
  by Cleaver, Joanne
• Robust Cat faces Asian equipment challenge
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Closing plants Zenith's only survival hope. (Zenith Electronics Corp.)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Advisers get $9-mil. fare on CTA lease deal. (Chicago Transit Authority)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Outside influence. (funding of Chicago, Illinois-based high-technology startup Arriba Tech Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Burnett rehab: it's not over yet. (Leo Burnett Co)
  by Rewick, C.J.
• Activists target Banc One merger
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Strong Coffee
  by Littman, Margaret
• Investors to McD's execs: to stay off hot seat, get sales cooking. (McDonalds Corp.)
  by Rewick, C.J.
• Sox stadium's name game. (Chicago White Sox baseball teams sells its naming rights to Comiskey Park)
  by Borden, Jeff
• Cabrini revamp hits first phase. (urban redevelopment)
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• Upstart jumps muni-bond wall. (Fitch IBCA Inc)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Morningstar move raises trust issue
  by Daniels, Steve
• Surging truck demand squeezes Federal Signal
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• City: this isn't Manhattan. (surging real estate developments result in zoning changes in Chicago, Illinois)
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• Soft Sheen sale near. (Soft Sheen Products Inc.)
  by Rewick, C.J.
• Yahoo! depressed agency shares take sudden leap. (share prices at Leap Group Inc.)
  by Rewick, C.J.
• Stocks get a lift in M&A wave. (mergers and acquisitions in Chicago, Illinois)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Final bidders line up for Amoco Bldg.
  by Corfmann, Thomas A.
• Whitman plans big gulp of beverage biz
  by Rewick, C.J.
• Ameritech wins Michigan tax battle, refund of $4.6 million
  by Freedman, Eric
• Cheers! Here's to your health. (Lifeway Foods Inc. claims new product Basics Plus boosts the immune system)
  by Littman, Margaret
• Morningstar move raises trust issue. (Morningstar Inc.'s establishment of an institutional services group)
  by Daniels, Steve
• Doctors cross scalpels in HMO debate. (health maintenance organizations)
  by Oloroso, Arsenio, Jr.
• First, Aon on buyout radar. (First Chicago NBD Corp; Aon Corp)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Shareholders can't connect to TDS plan
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Flurry of buys masks Nalco currency problems
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Charged-up market zaps homebuilders. (low profits due to cutthroat competition in the Chicago, Illinois market)(Industry Overview)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Railing against ripped-off riffs: blues legend's family foundation helps other artists protect copyrights. (Blues Heaven Foundation)
  by Moore, Anne
• Nuveen to partly link pay, performance. (John Nuveen Co.)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Boom times: Gen'l Employment expands to hot new markets. (General Employment Enterprises Inc)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Soft Sheen sale near
  by Rewick, C.J.
• McDonaldland or Disneyland? Promotional tie-ins multiply
  by Kramer, Louise
• New president of tree care firm looking to branch out. (Scott Jamieson of Hendricksen the Care of Trees Inc.)
  by Moore, Anne
• Final bidders line up for Amoco Bldg. (Chicago, Illinois)
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• In consolidation game, size matters. (consolidation in the banking industry)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Hyatt has no reservations about four-star strategy. (Hyatt Hotels Corp)
  by Borden, Jeff
• Waste Mgmt. misses city's 25% recycling mandate: group
  by Brown, Bob
• Slowly improving TRO mulls sale, partnership
  by Merrion, Paul
• New chapter in World Book's history. (World Book Encyclopedia Co. creates partnerships in an effort to rebound from financial downturn)
  by Borden, Jeff
• CEO-board clash rips silk stocking bank. (Wintrust Financial Corp. CEO Howard Adams' retirement)
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Menu shift: Rymer eyes new market. (Rymer Foods Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• A new safety net for children on-line. (APTE Inc's Internet Coach for Net Safety software)
  by Cleaver, Joanne
• Advisers get $9-mil. fare on CTA lease deal
  by Hinz, Greg
• Aon's recent acquisitions start paying off
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Idex strategy focuses on divesting, investing. (Idex Corp.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Suburbs vs. TCI: duel over service, fees begins. (Tele-Communications Inc.)
  by Knapp, Kevin
• American Nat'l name out: rivals vie for clients. (changes accompanying the merger between Banc One Corp. and First Chicago NBD Corp.)(Battle Begins for New Banc One)
  by Crown, Judith
• Buffed, polished and ready to deal. (Elizabeth Arden salon in Chicago, Illinois)
  by George, Melissa
• CEO-board clash rips silk stocking bank
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Buyout bolsters Tellabs' push in echo cancellers
  by Murphy, H. Lee