WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13G/A, 2000-03-22
STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                               UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549


                                SCHEDULE 13G


                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                            (Amendment No. 2 )*/



                       Wintrust Financial Corporation
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              (Name of Issuer)



                                Common Stock
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       (Title of Class of Securities)



                                 97650W108
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               (CUSIP Number)



Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the
class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less
of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

*/ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).


                             (Continued on following pages)



                                                          Page 1 of 5 pages

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   CUSIP No.  97650W108                     13G            Page 2 of 5  Pages
- --------------------------                               ---------------------


 1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                           Emmett D. McCarthy

 2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                (a) [ ]
                                                                (b) [ ]

 3       SEC USE ONLY


 4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION
                             U.S.A.


      NUMBER OF                  5       SOLE VOTING POWER
        SHARES
     BENEFICIALLY                        45,241
       OWNED BY
         EACH                    6       SHARED VOTING POWER
      REPORTING
        PERSON                           416,013
         WITH
                                 7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         45,241

                                 8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         416,013

 9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         461,254

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                           [ ]

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         5.3%

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         IN

                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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 Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:

                Wintrust Financial Corporation

       (b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                727 North Bank Lane

                Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

 Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:

                Emmett D. McCarthy

       (b)      Address of Principal Business Office:

                The address of the principal business office of each of the
                above-named persons is:

                570 Crabtree Lane
                Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

        (c)     Citizenship:

                U.S.A.

        (d)     Title of Class of Securities:
                Common Stock

        (e)     CUSIP Number:
                97650W108

 Item 3   If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
          check whether the person filing is a:

          Not Applicable

          (a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

          (b) ( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act

          (c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act

          (d) ( ) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                  Investment Company Act

          (e) ( ) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
                  Investment Advisers Act of 1940

          (f) ( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
                  provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
                  of 1974 or Endowment Fund

          (g) ( ) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
                  Section 240.13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G)

          (h) ( ) Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(H)


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Item 4   Ownership

         (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned            461,254 shares
                                                     ----------------

         (b)      Percent of Class                        5.3%
                                                     ----------------

         (c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:
                  (i)        Sole power to vote
                             or to direct the vote     45,241 shares*
                                                     ----------------

                  (ii)       Shared power to vote
                             or to direct the vote     416,013 shares**
                                                     ------------------

                  (iii)      Sole power to dispose
                             or to direct the
                             disposition of            45,241 shares*
                                                     ----------------

                  (iv)       Shared power to dispose
                             or to direct the
                             disposition of            416,013 shares**
                                                     ------------------

         -------------

         *        Includes 28,874 shares held in the Sarah Katherine
                  Adams Trust, an irrevocable trust of which
                  Mr. McCarthy is trustee.  Mr. McCarthy disclaims
                  beneficial ownership of such shares.

         **       Includes 169,930 shares, 28,962 shares subject
                  to currently exercisable warrants and 17,689
                  shares subject to currently exercisable options
                  to purchase shares which are held in the Alan W.
                  Adams Family Trust, and 152,781 shares, 28,962
                  shares subject to currently exercisable warrants
                  and 17,689 shares subject to currently
                  exercisable options to purchase shares which are
                  held in the Sarah K. Adams Family Trust, both
                  irrevocable trusts of which Mr. McCarthy is
                  co-trustee. Mr. McCarthy disclaims beneficial
                  ownership of these shares.

Item 5   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

                  If this statement is being filed to report the
                  fact that as of the date hereof the reporting
                  person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of
                  more than five percent of the class of
                  securities, check the following [ ].

                  Not Applicable.

Item 6   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

                  See Item 4 above.

Item 7   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
         the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 8   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                  Not Applicable.



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Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of Group

                  Not Applicable.

         Item 10  Certification

                  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
                  knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
                  were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of
                  business and were not acquired and are not held for the
                  purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
                  the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
                  acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
                  participant in any transaction having that purpose or
                  effect.



                                 SIGNATURE


         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


                                                   Date: March 21, 2000

                                                    /s/ Emmett D. McCarthy
                                                   ------------------------
                                                   Emmett D. McCarthy




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