Sharon Stangenes

In an unusual twist to an increasingly complicated corporate saga, First National Bank of Chicago confirmed Monday that it is resigning as a trustee for Marriott Corp.`s bonds as soon...

Bill Brandon is answering a lot of questions about his good friend Bill Clinton these days. The new president of the American Bankers Association explains patiently that, officially, the ABA-which...

An identifying paragraph included in letters to some Chicago-area Comerica Bank customers provides a glimpse into some of the confusion bank mergers can cause. ''Comerica Bank-Illinois, formerly known as Manufacturers...

Multimillionaire industrialist Daniel Terra is asking the U.S. Tax Court to overturn $7 million in taxes and penalties the Internal Revenue Service says he owes from ''self-dealing'' as a director...

Acknowledging that the commercial real estate market will not soon recover, First Chicago Corp. said Monday that it will set aside $2.1 billion in problem loans at the First National...

The quality of light and life in Ticino`s temperate climate has attracted artists for decades. Among those living and working in the Locarno-Ascona area of Switzerland are: - Rolf Gerard,...

After working in France for two years for one of Europe`s largest home-improvement retailers, Andy Rashkow, 24,came home to Chicago last year to help with the family business. His assignment:...

Browsers in the renovated 6th-floor Home Store at Marshall Field & Co. will find that they can gaze toward the famous Picasso sculpture while shopping. How fitting, since some of...

''The attempt was to add a nice, small piece of architecture to the urban landscape,'' explains Ed Windhorst about the newsstand at Diversey Parkway and Pine Grove Avenue that he...

Gary Marks is an aspiring matchmaker, aiming to link consumers who want something special for their homes with the works of craftsmen and artists. ''I`ve gathered a collection of people...