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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                                (Amendment No. 1)

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

                            Chicago Title Corporation
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $1.00 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    168228104
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 August 31, 1998
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

        Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
                            this Schedule is filed:

                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [X] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*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 on 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).


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CUSIP No. 896106101                            13G
- ----------------------------

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

           Louis M. Bacon
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                       (a)

                                                                       (b)
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        3  SEC USE ONLY

- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United States
- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                            None
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
     NUMBER OF           6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      SHARES
   BENEFICIALLY             347,600
     OWNED BY
        EACH         ------ ----------------------------------------------------
      REPORTING          7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON
       WITH                 None

                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            347,600
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           347,600
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           1.6%
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IN, IA
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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Item 1(a):                         Name of Issuer:
- ----------                         ---------------

                                   Chicago Title Corporation (the "Company").

Item 1(b):                         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
- ----------                         ---------------------------------------
                                   Offices:
                                   --------

                                   171 North Clark Street
                                   Chicago, Illinois 60601

Items 2(a):                        Name of Person Filing:
- -----------                        ----------------------

                                   Louis M. Bacon ("Mr. Bacon")

                                   The statement is being filed by Mr. Bacon, in
                                   his capacity as (1) Chairman and Chief       
                                   Executive Officer, director and controlling  
                                   shareholder of Moore Capital Management,     
                                   Inc., a Connecticut corporation ("MCM"), and 
                                   (2) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,    
                                   director and majority interest holder in     
                                   Moore Capital Advisors, LLC ("MCA").         

                                   MCM, a registered commodity trading advisor  
                                   and member of the National Futures           
                                   Association, serves as discretionary         
                                   investment manager to Moore Global           
                                   Investments, Ltd. ("MGI"), a non-U.S.        
                                   investment company incorporated in the       
                                   Bahamas, and other investment funds. MCA, a  
                                   registered commodity trading advisor and     
                                   commodity pool operator, serves as general   
                                   partner and discretionary investment manager 
                                   to a U.S. partnership, Remington Investment  
                                   Strategies, L.P. ("RIS"). The principal      
                                   occupation of Mr. Bacon is the direction of  
                                   the investment activities of MCM and MCA,    
                                   carried out in his capacity of Chairman and  
                                   Chief Executive Officer of such entities. In 
                                   this capacity, Mr. Bacon may be deemed to be 
                                   the beneficial owner of the shares of Common 
                                   Stock (as defined) which are the subject of  
                                   this statement held for the account of MGI   
                                   and for the account of RIS.                  
                                   

Item 2(b):                         Address of Principal Business Office:
- ----------                         -------------------------------------

                                   1251 Avenue of the Americas
                                   New York, New York 10020

Item 2(c):                         Citizenship:
- ----------                         ------------

                                   United States citizen




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Item 2(d):                         Title of Class of Securities:
- ----------                         -----------------------------

                                   Common stock, par value $1.00 per share 
                                   (the "Common Stock"), of the Company

Item 2(e):                         CUSIP Number:
- ----------                         -------------

                                   168228104

Item 3:                            If this  statement  is filed  pursuant  to
- -------                            ------------------------------------------
                                   ss.ss.  240.13d-1(b)  or 240.13d-2(b) or (c),
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   check whether the person is filing as a:
                                   ----------------------------------------

                                   (a)[ ] Broker or dealer registered under
                                          section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

                                   (b)[ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of
                                          the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

                                   (c)[ ] Insurance company as defined in
                                          section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                                          (15 U.S.C. 78c).

                                   (d)[ ] Investment company registered under
                                          section 8 of the Investment Company
                                          Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
                                               

                                   (e)[ ] An investment adviser in accordance
                                          with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

                                   (f)[ ] An  employee  benefit  plan  or
                                          endowment fund in accordance with
                                          ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

                                   (g)[ ] A  parent  holding  company  or
                                          control person in accordance with
                                          ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

                                   (h)[ ] A savings association as defined in
                                          Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
                                          Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

                                   (i)[ ] A church  plan that is excluded
                                          from   the   definition   of   an
                                          investment  company under section
                                          3(c)(14)   of   the    Investment
                                          Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
                                          80a-3).

                                   (j)[ ] Group, in accordance with ss.
                                          240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

                                   If this  statement  is filed  pursuant to ss.
                                   240.13d-1(c), check this box [X].




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Items 4(a)-(c):                    Ownership:
- ---------------                    ----------


                                   On the date of this Statement, Mr. Bacon is  
                                   deemed to have beneficial ownership for      
                                   purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities  
                                   Exchange Act of 1934 of 347,600 shares of    
                                   Common Stock by virtue of his control of MCM 
                                   and MCA. Such shares represent 1.6% of the   
                                   issued and outstanding shares of Common      
                                   Stock. By virtue of his control of MCM and   
                                   MCA, Mr. Bacon is deemed to share voting     
                                   power and dispositive power over the shares  
                                   of Common Stock held by MGI and RIS.         

                                   The percentages used herein are calculated 
                                   based upon the 21,906,651 shares of Common 
                                   Stock stated to be issued and outstanding as 
                                   of June 30, 1998, as reflected in the 
                                   Company's report on Form 10-Q for the quarte 
                                   ended June 30, 1998.                     

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  
                                   [X].                               

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

                                   Mr. Bacon, by virtue of his control of MCM 
                                   and MCA, is known to have the right to  
                                   receive or the power to direct the receipt 
                                   of dividends from, or the proceeds of the 
                                   sale of, shares of Common Stock, except that
                                   shareholders of MGI and partners of RIS have
                                   the right to participate in the receipt of 
                                   dividends from, or proceeds upon the sale 
                                   of the shares of Common Stock held for their
                                   respective accounts.          
                                   
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 the undersigned certifies   
                                   that, to the best of the undersigned's       
                                   knowledge and belief, the securities referred
                                   to above 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.                      
                                   




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                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  October 15, 1998


                                            LOUIS M. BACON

                                            By:  /s/ Stephen R. Nelson
                                            ------------------------------
                                                Name:  Stephen R. Nelson*
                                                Title: Attorney-in-Fact


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*  Power of Attorney dated November 28, 1997 granted by Louis M. Bacon   
   in favor of M. Elaine Crocker, Kevin F. Shannon and Stephen R. Nelson 
   is attached hereto as Exhibit A.                                      





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