Mark Skertic

Wintrust Financial Corp. has been on a bank-buying spree this summer, but the Lake Forest-based corporation is also moving forward with plans to open its eighth bank subsidiary. Wintrust, a...

Banker David Schroeder has been in the business for 34 years, riding waves of prosperity and down times with his customers. But for more than a year, he's been dealing...

Rosemont Mayor Donald Stephens said Wednesday the village had no plans to break its ties with Parkway Bank & Trust Co., despite revelations that a bank executive cut a secret...

Bank One Corp. is shopping its corporate trust business, a sale that could bring in as much as $1 billion, according to analysts. Chicago-based Bank One has retained Goldman Sachs...