Listed below are insider transactions of 1,000 shares or more for publicly held Midwestern companies as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Insiders are officers, directors or owners of 10 percent or more of a corporation’s stock.
Dean Foods Co.: Jeffrey P. Shaw, vice president, exercised an option for 15,236 shares of common between $22.87 and $38 each on July 14 and sold 20,881 shares between $55.69 and $56.25 each on July 14 and now directly holds 13,489 common.
First Chicago NBD Corp.: Richard L. Thomas, director, disposed of by gift 8,000 shares of common at an unreported price on July 15 and now directly and indirectly holds 438,825 common.
First Midwest Bancorp.: Bruce S. Chelberg, director, bought 2,000 shares of common at $42.25 each on Aug. 19 and now directly holds 11,650 common.
Illinois Tool Works Inc.: Ormand J. Wade, director, purchased 1,000 shares of common at $55.13 each on Aug. 17 and now directly and/or indirectly holds 5,700 common and 2,048 units.
Inland Steel Industries Inc.: Charles Benedict Salowitz, officer, disposed of by gift 1,400 shares of common at an unreported price on July 17. Salowitz indirectly acquired by gift 1,400 shares of common at an unreported price that same day and now directly and indirectly holds 10,393 common.
John Nuveen Co.: Judson T. Bergman, vice president, exercised an option for 5,000 shares of class A common at $18 each from Aug. 4 to Aug. 5 and sold them between $37 and $37.63 each from Aug. 4 to Aug. 5 and now directly holds 21,000 class A common. Alan G. Berkshire, vice president, indirectly purchased 1,000 shares of class A common at $37.56 each on Aug. 4 and now directly and indirectly holds 7,000 class A common.
Manufactured Home Communities Inc.: Samuel Zell, beneficial owner, indirectly purchased 346,000 shares of common at $26.31 each on July 7 and now indirectly holds 662,375 common.
ServiceMaster Co.: Susan D. Baker, vice president, indirectly sold 10,000 shares of common at $35.06 each on July 7 and now directly and indirectly holds 70,055 common. Vincent C. Nelson, director, disposed of by gift 1,000 shares of common at an unreported price on July 1. Nelson indirectly sold 110,000 shares of common at $34.63 each from July 10 to July 16 and now directly and indirectly holds 504,661 common.
Tribune Co.: Dennis J. FitzSimons, president of Tribune Broadcasting Co., exercised an option for 79,051 shares of common between $34.81 and $52.94 each on July 30. To cover expenses of the transaction, FitzSimons turned in 63,426 of them for $69 each on July 30 and now directly and indirectly holds 142,720 common. Jack Fuller, president of Tribune Publishing Co., exercised an option for 30,750 shares of common between $34.81 and $52.94 each on July 30. To cover expenses of the transaction, Fuller turned in 23,509 of them for $69 each on July 30 and now directly and indirectly holds 92,380 common.
