<ARTICLE> 6 <SERIES> <NUMBER> 1 <NAME> CHICAGO TRUST GROWTH & INCOME FUND <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> OCT-31-1998 <INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 243,389,138 <INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 367,773,631 <RECEIVABLES> 314,492 <ASSETS-OTHER> 33,107 <OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 36,437 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 368,157,667 <PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0 <SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 491,225 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 491,225 <SENIOR-EQUITY> 0 <PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 220,003,494 <SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 15,946,790 <SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 13,917,656 <ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0 <OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0 <ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 23,278,455 <OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0 <ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 124,384,493 <NET-ASSETS> 367,666,442 <DIVIDEND-INCOME> 2,460,911 <INTEREST-INCOME> 757,761 <OTHER-INCOME> 0 <EXPENSES-NET> 3,566,119 <NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (347,447) <REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 23,413,427 <APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 47,348,240 <NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 70,414,220 <EQUALIZATION> 0 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 23,963 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 19,283,609 <DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 30,652 <NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 84,420,291 <NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 19,000,003 <SHARES-REINVESTED> 61,437,775 <NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 93,058,535 <ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0 <ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 19,148,637 <OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0 <OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0 <GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 2,312,832 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <GROSS-EXPENSE> 3,566,119 <AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 330,404,631 <PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 19.73 <PER-SHARE-NII> (0.02) <PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 4.73 <PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.01 <PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 1.37 <RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0 <PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 23.06 <EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.30 <AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0 <AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0