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                                                              December 22, 1998



VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549


Re:               Alleghany Funds (the "Company")
                  File Nos. 33-68666 and 811-8004

Dear Sir/Madam:

         Pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,
please  accept for filing on behalf of Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Montag &
Caldwell  Balanced  Fund  and  Chicago  Trust  Bond  Fund,   portfolios  of  the
above-referenced  Company,  the Class I shares Prospectus and combined Statement
of Additional  Information  which differ from those contained in  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 12 (the  "Amendment") to the Company's  Registration  Statement on
Form  N-1A.  The  Amendment  was  filed  electronically  on  November  10,  1998
(Accession # 00000927405-98-000324).

         Kindly return an electronic  transmittal as evidence of your receipt of
this filing. If you have any questions,  please do not hesitate to contact me at
(617) 573-1541.

                                                              Very truly yours,

                                                              ARLENE M. WALLACE

                                                              Arlene M. Wallace
                                    Paralegal




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                                   PROSPECTUS
                                 And Application
                             (See Inside Back Cover)


                                December 21, 1998


                          Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
                         Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund
                             Chicago Trust Bond Fund

                                (Class I Shares)


                                 ALLEGHANY FUNDS

                                                            (800) 992-8151

                   Montag & Caldwell, Inc., Investment Advisor



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                                 ALLEGHANY FUNDS

                          MONTAG & CALDWELL GROWTH FUND
                         MONTAG & CALDWELL BALANCED FUND
                             CHICAGO TRUST BOND FUND

                         For Institutional Shareholders

                                 Class I Shares

                                Montag & Caldwell, Inc.   Chicago Trust Company
              1100 Atlanta Financial Center 171 North Clark Street
               Atlanta, Georgia 30326-1450 Chicago, IL 60601-3294
                          (800) 992-8151 (800) 992-8151

                Website: http://alleghanyfunds.chicago-trust.com

                                   PROSPECTUS
                                December 21, 1998

         ALLEGHANY  FUNDS  (the  "Company")  is a no-load,  open-end  management
investment company which consists of ten separate diversified  investment series
designed  to  offer  investors  a  variety  of  investment  opportunities.  This
Prospectus pertains only to the Class I shares of Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund,
Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund and Chicago Trust Bond Fund (each a "Fund" and
collectively, the "Funds"). Each Fund's Investment Advisor is Montag & Caldwell,
Inc. ("Montag & Caldwell").

         Montag & Caldwell  Growth  Fund seeks  long-term  capital  appreciation
consistent with investments  primarily in a combination of equity,  convertible,
fixed income, and short-term securities. Capital appreciation is emphasized, and
generation of income is secondary.

         Montag & Caldwell  Balanced Fund seeks  long-term  total return through
investment  primarily in a combination of equity,  fixed income,  and short-term
securities.  The  allocation  between  asset  classes  may  vary  over  time  in
accordance  with the  expected  rates of return of each  asset  class;  however,
primary  emphasis  will be placed upon  selection of particular  investments  as
opposed to allocation of assets.

         Chicago Trust Bond Fund seeks high current income  consistent with what
The Chicago Trust Company believes to be prudent risk of capital.  The Fund will
primarily  invest in a broad  range of bonds and other fixed  income  securities
(bonds and debentures) with an average weighted portfolio maturity between three
and ten years.

         The  shares of each  Fund may be  purchased  or  redeemed  without  any
purchase or redemption charge imposed by the Company,  although institutions may
charge  their   customers  for  services   provided  in  connection  with  their
investments.

         Shares of each Fund are not  deposits,  obligations  of, or endorsed by
any bank,  and are not insured or  guaranteed by any bank,  the Federal  Deposit
Insurance  Corporation,  the Federal  Reserve  Board,  or any other  agency.  An
investment in each Fund involves  investment risks,  including the possible loss
of principle.

         This  Prospectus  sets forth  concisely  the  information a prospective
investor  should know before  investing  in each of the above  Funds.  Investors
should  read  and  retain  this  Prospectus  for  future  reference.  Additional
information  about  the  Fund  is  contained  in  the  Statement  of  Additional
Information  dated December 21, 1998, as supplemented  from time to time,  which
has been  filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  ("SEC")  and is
available  along with other  related  materials  on the SEC's  Internet Web site
(http://www.sec.gov). The Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by
reference into this  Prospectus and is available upon request and without charge
from the Company, at the address and telephone number below.


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         THESE   SECURITIES  HAVE  NOT  BEEN  APPROVED  OR  DISAPPROVED  BY  THE
SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE   COMMISSION  NOR  HAS  THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE
COMMISSION  PASSED  UPON  THE  ACCURACY  OR  ADEQUACY  OF THIS  PROSPECTUS.  ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Alleghany Funds:                                            Investment Advisors:
- ----------------                                            -------------------
171 North Clark Street                                   Montag & Caldwell, Inc.
Chicago, IL  60601-3294                            1100 Atlanta Financial Center
(800) 992-8151                                          3343 Peachtree Road, NE
                                                        Atlanta, GA  30326-1450

                                                       The Chicago Trust Company
                                                          171 North Clark Street
                                                         Chicago, IL 60601-3294
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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                                                                           Page

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY                                                                                             5
EXPENSE INFORMATION                                                                                            6
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                                                                           8
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES                                                                             9
     Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund                                                                             9
     Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                                                                          10
     Chicago Trust Bond Fund                                                                                  11
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS                                                                 11
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS                                                                                       19
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT METHODS                                                                                  20
ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUNDS                                                                                   21
PURCHASE OF SHARES                                                                                            22
EXCHANGE OF SHARES                                                                                            24
REDEMPTION OF SHARES                                                                                          24
NET ASSET VALUE                                                                                               26
DIVIDENDS AND TAXES                                                                                           26
PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNDS                                                                                      27
GENERAL INFORMATION                                                                                           27

</TABLE>

                                    APPENDIX

DEBT RATINGS                                                              29


         THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES  HEREIN  DESCRIBED
IN ANY JURISDICTION OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR THE FUND TO MAKE
SUCH AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NO SALES REPRESENTATIVE,  DEALER, OR OTHER PERSON
IS  AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY  INFORMATION  OR MAKE ANY  REPRESENTATION  OTHER THAN
THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.



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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The Funds

         The Company is an  open-end,  management  investment  company  commonly
known as a mutual fund. The Company was established as a Delaware business trust
on  September  10, 1993.  The Company  currently  offers ten separate  series of
shares.  This Prospectus  offers only Class I shares of Montag & Caldwell Growth
Fund, Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund and Chicago Trust Bond Fund (each a "Fund"
and collectively, the "Funds").

Investment Definitions

         Equity   Securities--The   term  "equity  securities"  as  used  herein
typically  refers  to  common  stock  or  preferred  stock,  which  represent  a
stockholder's equity or ownership of shares in a company.

         Debt  Securities--Examples  of "debt  securities" are bills,  notes and
bonds,  each  representing  a promise  by the  issuer to re-pay a debt  which is
generally secured by the assets of such issuer. Also in this investment category
are  debentures,  which are bonds or  promissory  notes  that are  backed by the
general credit of the issuer, but not secured by specific assets of such issuer.

         Convertible  Features--Equity or debt securities purchased by the Funds
may have "convertible" features, whereby they can be exchanged for another class
of securities, according to the terms of their respective issuers.

         Short-Term  Instruments--"Short-term (or money market) instruments" are
generally private or Government  obligations with maturities of one year or less
and may  include  (but are not  limited to)  certificates  of deposit,  bankers'
acceptances, corporate commercial paper, and Government obligations.

         Derivative   Investments--The  term  "derivatives"  has  been  used  to
identify a range and variety of financial  categories.  In general, a derivative
is commonly defined as a financial  instrument whose performance is derived,  at
least in part, from the performance of an underlying  asset,  such as a specific
security or an index of securities.  Derivatives  which may be used from time to
time by the Funds and the investment  risks associated with such instruments are
discussed in detail under "INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS."

Investment Objectives of the Funds

         Montag & Caldwell  Growth  Fund seeks  long-term  capital  appreciation
consistent with investments  primarily in a combination of equity,  convertible,
fixed income, and short-term securities. Capital appreciation is emphasized, and
generation of income is secondary.

         Montag & Caldwell  Balanced Fund seeks  long-term  total return through
investment  primarily in a combination of equity,  fixed income,  and short-term
securities.  The  allocation  between  asset  classes  may  vary  over  time  in
accordance  with the  expected  rates of return of each  asset  class;  however,
primary  emphasis  will be placed upon  selection of particular  investments  as
opposed to allocation of assets.

         Chicago Trust Bond Fund seeks high current income  consistent with what
The Chicago Trust Company believes to be prudent risk of capital.  The Fund will
primarily  invest in a broad  range of bonds and other fixed  income  securities
(bonds and debentures) with an average weighted portfolio maturity between three
and ten years.

How to Purchase Shares

         The  minimum  initial  investment  for Class I shares is $5 million for
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund and Chicago Trust Bond Fund and $1 million for the
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund. For purposes of the minimums, the accounts of a
financial  consultant's  clients may be  aggregated in  determining  whether the
minimums have been met. In addition,  aggregation may be applied to the accounts
of immediate  family members as well as to the related accounts of a corporation
or other legal entity.  Each Fund may also waive the minimum initial  investment
for investors who have signed a letter of intent.

         Class I shares of the Funds do not impose any sales load, redemption or
exchange fees or have a Distribution  Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 ("12b-1 Plan")
under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as amended  (the "1940  Act").  The
public  offering  price is the net asset value per share next  determined  after
receipt of a purchase order in proper form. See "PURCHASE OF SHARES."

How to Redeem Shares

     Shares of each  Fund may be  redeemed  at the net asset  value per share of
Class I shares of the Fund next determined after receipt of a redemption request
in proper  form.  Signature  guarantees  may be  required.  See  "REDEMPTION  OF
SHARES."

Dividends

         Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment
income and net realized capital gains, if any, to shareowners.  Distributions of
net  capital  gains,  if any,  will  be made  annually.  All  distributions  are
reinvested at net asset value, in additional  full and fractional  shares of the
respective  Fund unless and until the shareowner  notifies the Transfer Agent in
writing requesting  payments in cash. Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund and Montag &
Caldwell  Balanced Fund declare and pay dividends,  if any,  quarterly.  Chicago
Trust Bond Fund declares and pays dividends, if any, monthly. See "DIVIDENDS AND
TAXES."

Management of the Funds

         Montag & Caldwell,  Inc. ("Montag & Caldwell"),  1100 Atlanta Financial
Center,  3343 Peachtree  Road, NE,  Atlanta,  Georgia  30326-1450,  a registered
investment  advisor, is the Investment Advisor for Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
and Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund.

         The Chicago Trust Company  ("Chicago  Trust"),  171 North Clark Street,
Chicago,  Illinois 60601, an Illinois corporation,  provides investment advisory
services to Chicago Trust Bond Fund.

         As of November 30,  1998,  Chicago  Trust  managed  approximately  $8.8
billion  in  assets   primarily  for  pension  and  profit   sharing   accounts,
individuals, families, and insurance companies.

         As of November 30, 1998,  Montag & Caldwell managed over $23 billion in
assets  primarily  for  employee  benefit,   endowment,   charitable  and  other
institutional clients, mutual funds, and high net worth individuals.

         First  Data  Distributors,  Inc.,  4400  Computer  Drive,  Westborough,
Massachusetts 01581 serves as the Funds' Distributor.  Bankers Trust Company, 16
Wall Street,  New York,  New York 10005,  serves as the  Custodian of the Funds'
assets.  The Chicago Trust Company,  171 North Clark Street,  Chicago,  Illinois
60601, serves as the Funds'  Administrator.  First Data Investor Services Group,
Inc.,  53  State  Street,  Boston,  Massachusetts  02109  serves  as the  Funds'
Sub-Administrator.  First Data  Investor  Services  Group,  Inc.,  4400 Computer
Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts 01581, serves as the Funds' Transfer Agent.

                               EXPENSE INFORMATION

Shareowner Transaction Expenses of the Funds:
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases                                  None
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends                       None
Maximum Deferred Sales Load                                              None
Redemption Fees                                                          None
Exchange Fees                                                            None

         If you want to redeem  shares by wire  transfer,  the  Funds'  Transfer
Agent charges a fee,  currently $20.00,  for each wire redemption.  Institutions
may  independently  charge  fees for  shareowner  transactions  or for  advisory
services; please see their materials for details.



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Annual Fund Operating Expenses as a Percentage of Average Net Assets:

Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund

Investment Advisory Fees...........................................        0.80%
12b-1 Fees..........................................................        None
Other Expenses.....................................................        0.13%
                                                                         -----
Net Expense Ratio..................................................        0.93%
                                                                          =====

Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund

Investment Advisory Fees ..........................................        0.75%
12b-1 Fees.........................................................        None
Other Expenses.....................................................        0.20%
                                                                          -----
Net Expense Ratio..................................................        0.95%
                                                                           =====

Chicago Trust Bond Fund

Investment Advisory Fees (after reimbursement).....................        0.40%
12b-1 Fees..........................................................        None
Other Expenses.....................................................        0.15%
                                                                          -----
Net Expense Ratio..................................................        0.55%
                                                                        =====


 .........The  purpose of this table is to assist the  investor in  understanding
the  various  expenses  that an  investor  in the Funds  will bear  directly  or
indirectly.  With respect to Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund,  the figures in the
above table are based on the Fund's operating expenses for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1997.  With respect to Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund and Chicago
Trust Bond Fund, the figures in the above table are estimates based on what each
Fund's operating  expenses would have been had each Fund commenced selling Class
I shares prior to October 31, 1997. Montag & Caldwell has voluntarily undertaken
to waive its fee or reimburse the Funds for total operating  expenses of Class I
shares in excess of 0.98% and 1.00% for Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund and Montag
& Caldwell Balanced Fund, respectively. Chicago Trust has voluntarily undertaken
to waive its fee or  reimburse  Chicago  Trust  Bond  Fund for  total  operating
expenses  of Class I shares  in excess of 0.55%.  Absent  such fee  waivers  and
reimbursement  of  expenses,  the  estimated  investment  advisory  fees,  other
expenses,  and total operating expenses for the Chicago Trust Bond Fund would be
0.55%, 0.15% and 0.70%.

     .........Based on the level of expenses listed above (after  reimbursement)
the total  expenses  relating to an  investment  of $1,000  would be as follows,
assuming a 5% annual return and redemption at the end of each time period.
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                                        1 Year              3 Years            5 Years             10 Years
                                        ------              -------            -------             --------

Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund           $9                  $30                $51                 $114
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund         $10                 $30                $52                 $115
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                 $6                  $17                $30                 $67
</TABLE>

     .........The  foregoing  tables  are  designed  to assist the  investor  in
understanding  the  various  costs  and  expenses  that a  shareowner  will bear
directly or indirectly. While the example assumes a 5% annual return, the Funds'
actual  performance  will vary and may result in actual returns  greater or less
than 5%. The example should not be considered a representation of past or future
expenses and actual expenses may be greater or less than those shown.

     .........Each  Fund  offers two  classes of shares  that invest in the same
portfolio of securities. Shareowners of Class N are subject to a 12b-1 Plan, and
the shareowners of Class I are not; therefore,  expenses and performance figures
will vary between the classes. The information set forth in the foregoing tables
and example relates only to the Class I shares. See "GENERAL INFORMATION."


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                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

         The following Financial Highlights are part of the financial statements
for Montag & Caldwell  Growth  Fund.  The audited  period  presented is from the
Fund's  commencement of operations to October 31, 1997, the end of the Company's
most recent fiscal year.  These  Financial  Highlights have been audited by KPMG
Peat Marwick  LLP,  independent  certified  public  accountants,  for the period
indicated in their report thereon  appearing in the Company's  related Statement
of Additional  Information.  As of October 31, 1998,  Montag & Caldwell Balanced
Fund and Chicago Trust Bond Fund had not commenced selling Class I shares.

         The following table sets forth financial data for a share of beneficial
interest outstanding throughout each period presented.  This should therefore be
read in conjunction with the financial  statements and related notes included as
the Appendix in the Statement of Additional Information.
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                                                                                  Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund

                                                                                  Year Ended         Period Ended
                                                                                   10/31/97           10/31/96*
                                                                              ------------------- -------------------

Net Asset Value, beginning of period                                               $  17.08          $  15.59
                                                                                   --------          --------
Income from Investment Operations:
   Net investment income                                                               0.00              0.02
   Net realized and unrealized gain on investments                                     5.81              1.49
                                                                                   --------          --------
       Total from investment operations                                                5.81              1.51
                                                                                   --------          --------
Less Distributions:
Distributions from and in excess of net investment income                              0.00             (0.02)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments                                   (0.14)             0.00
                                                                                   --------          --------
       Total distributions                                                            (0.14)            (0.02)
                                                                                   --------          --------
Net increase in net asset value                                                        5.67              1.49
                                                                                   --------          --------
Net Asset Value, end of period                                                     $  22.75          $  17.08
                                                                                   ========          ========
Total Return                                                                          34.26%             9.67%(2)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, end of period (in 000's)                                                $268,861          $ 52,407
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before
   reimbursement of expenses by Advisor                                                0.93%             0.98%(1)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets after
   reimbursement of expenses by Advisor                                                0.93%             0.98%(1)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor                                        (0.07)%            0.17%(1)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
   after reimbursement of expenses by Advisor                                         (0.06)%            0.17%(1)
Portfolio turnover                                                                    18.65%            26.36%(2)
Average commission rate paid                                                          $0.0592           $0.0639

* Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Class I shares commenced  operations on June 28,
1996.

(1)  Annualized.

(2)  Not Annualized.

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Performance Measures

         From time to time, each Fund may advertise  performance measures as set
forth under "PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNDS."

         Performance  measures will be based on historical  earnings and are not
intended to indicate future performance. Management's detailed discussion of the
Company's  performance  data will be found in each  Fund's  most  recent  Annual
Report to Shareowners,  which is available upon request and without  charge,  by
calling (800) 992-8151.  Montag & Caldwell  Balanced Fund and Chicago Trust Bond
Fund will not be included in the Annual Report to Shareowners  until October 31,
1999.

Portfolio Turnover

         The portfolio turnover rate for each Fund is calculated by dividing the
lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio  investments for the reporting  period
by the monthly  average  value of the  portfolio  investments  owned  during the
reporting period.  The calculation  excludes all securities,  including options,
whose  maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition are one year or
less.  Portfolio turnover may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a
particular  year,  and may be affected by cash  requirements  for  redemption of
units and by  requirements  which  enable the Funds to receive a  favorable  tax
treatment.  In any event, portfolio turnover is generally not expected to exceed
100% in each  Fund.  A high rate of  portfolio  turnover  (i.e.,  over 100%) may
result  in  the   realization   of   substantial   capital  gains  and  involves
correspondingly greater transaction costs.

                       INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

         The  investment  objective of each Fund is  fundamental  and may not be
changed  without a vote of the holders of the majority of the voting  securities
of the Fund.  Unless  otherwise  stated in this  Prospectus  or the Statement of
Additional Information,  each Fund's investment policies are not fundamental and
may be changed without shareowner  approval.  While a non-fundamental  policy or
restriction  may be changed by the  Trustees of the Company  without  shareowner
approval, the Funds intend to notify shareowners before making any change in any
such policy or  restriction.  Fundamental  policies  may not be changed  without
shareowner approval.

         Each Fund strives to attain its investment objective, but there can, of
course,  be no  assurance  that it will do so.  Please refer to the policies and
risk  disclosures  more fully  described under  "INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES AND RISK
CONSIDERATIONS."  Additional  investment policies and restrictions are described
in the Statement of Additional Information.

MONTAG & CALDWELL GROWTH FUND:

         Montag & Caldwell  Growth  Fund seeks  long-term  capital  appreciation
consistent  with  investments  primarily in a  combination  of  convertible  and
non-convertible   equity  securities,   convertible  and  non-convertible   debt
securities, and short-term instruments.  Capital appreciation is emphasized, and
generation of income is secondary.  Montag & Caldwell selects equity  securities
that it believes are undervalued based upon the issuer's estimated earning power
and  ability to produce  strong  earnings  growth over the next 12 to 18 months.
Issuers include, but are not limited to, established companies with a history of
growth and  companies  that are  expected to enter  periods of earnings  growth.
Montag  &  Caldwell  may  purchase  securities  of  companies  which  do not pay
dividends,  but which are believed to have superior growth  potential.  The Fund
may invest in  securities  listed on a stock  exchange  as well as those  traded
over-the-counter.

         While it is the  Fund's  policy to  remain  substantially  invested  in
common  stock or  securities  convertible  into common  stock,  it may invest in
non-convertible preferred stock and non-convertible debt securities. When Montag
& Caldwell has determined that adverse market and economic  conditions  warrant,
the Fund may  invest  all or part of its  assets in  high-quality  money  market
securities and repurchase agreements for temporary defensive purposes.  The Fund
may invest up to 30% of its total  assets in foreign  securities  in the form of
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs"),
although it has no current  intention of investing in unsponsored  ADRs or EDRs.
The Fund may also  engage  in  futures  and  options  transactions  for  hedging
purposes. Such investments are generally considered to be derivative securities.
These and other  applicable  investment  activities with respect to the Fund are
more fully described in the next section of this Prospectus.

         Debt  securities  consist of  obligations of the U.S.  Government,  its
agencies or  instrumentalities,  obligations of U.S. companies and of U.S. banks
such as bonds,  debentures,  zero coupon bonds, and convertible debentures.  The
Fund will invest only in  investment-grade  debt securities  which include those
securities that are rated "Baa3" or better by Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc.
("Moody's") or "BBB-" or better by Standard & Poor's Corporation  ("S&P"), or if
not rated, of comparable quality in the opinion of Montag & Caldwell. The dollar
weighted average quality of the debt securities rated by Moody's will be "A3" or
better,  the  dollar  weighted  average  quality  of the  investment-grade  debt
securities  rated by S&P will be "A" or better,  and the dollar weighted average
quality of unrated debt securities will be comparable, as determined by Montag &
Caldwell.  The Appendix  contains an explanation of Moody's and S&P ratings.  In
the  event  a  rated   security  held  by  the  Fund  is  downgraded   below  an
investment-grade rating by Moody's or S&P, the Investment Advisor shall promptly
reassess the risks  involved and take such actions as it  determines  will be in
the best interests of the Fund and its shareowners.

MONTAG & CALDWELL BALANCED FUND:

         Montag & Caldwell  Balanced Fund seeks  long-term  total return through
investment  primarily  in a  combination  of  equity  and debt  securities,  and
short-term instruments.  The allocation between asset classes may vary over time
in accordance  with the expected  rates of return of each asset class;  however,
primary  emphasis  will be placed upon  selection of particular  investments  as
opposed  to  allocation  of  assets.  The  Fund  will  have a  strategic  target
allocation  of equity  positions  between 50% and 70% of total  assets,  but for
temporary defensive purposes the Fund may reduce the actual equity commitment to
25% of total assets or less. From time to time, Montag & Caldwell will determine
the expected total return to the Fund on its equity  securities over a period of
12 to 18 months as compared with the Fund's  expected  return during that period
from fixed income investments and money market securities. If the expected total
return from equities appears to be more attractive,  the percentage  invested in
equity  securities  will be increased.  If the expected  total return from fixed
income  securities  appears to be more  attractive,  the equity  portion will be
reduced.

         In seeking capital  appreciation,  the Fund may invest in common stocks
and  securities  convertible  into common  stocks of  established  companies  by
selecting  securities  that are  believed  to be  undervalued  based  upon their
estimated  earning power and ability to produce strong  earnings growth over the
next 12 to 18 months.  Income  produced from the equity portion of the Fund will
be of secondary importance.  The equity portion of this Fund will consist of the
same  type of  securities  that will  normally  form the  portfolio  of Montag &
Caldwell Growth Fund.

         In seeking  income,  at least 25% of the Fund's  total  assets  will be
invested  at all times in fixed  income  senior  securities.  The  fixed  income
portion  of  the  portfolio  will  be  comprised  of  U.S.  Government  issuers,
investment-grade  debt  securities,  and preferred stock. The Fund may invest in
mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities which include consumer loans
such as credit card receivables and installment  loan contracts,  and commercial
loans such as equipment receivables.  The purpose of the fixed income securities
will be to  produce a stable  flow of income to offset the  volatility  normally
associated with equity  investment.  The dollar weighted  average  maturity will
range between three and ten years under normal circumstances.

         When,  in the  opinion of Montag &  Caldwell,  a  defensive  investment
posture is warranted,  this Fund is permitted to invest  temporarily and without
limitations  in  U.S.   Government   obligations,   high-quality   money  market
securities,   and  repurchase   agreements  with  respect  to  U.S.   Government
securities.  The Fund may also  invest up to 30% of its total  assets in foreign
securities in the form of ADRs or EDRs,  although it has no current intention of
investing in  unsponsored  ADRs and EDRs. In addition,  the Fund is permitted to
purchase  portfolio  securities  on a  when-issued  basis,  to  purchase or sell
portfolio securities for delayed delivery, to lend its portfolio securities, and
to engage in  futures  and  options  transactions  for  hedging  purposes.  Such
investments  are generally  considered to be  derivative  securities.  These and
other applicable  investment activities with respect to this Fund are more fully
described in the next section of this Prospectus.

         Debt  securities  consist of  obligations of the U.S.  Government,  its
agencies or  instrumentalities,  obligations of U.S. companies and of U.S. banks
such as bonds,  debentures,  mortgage- and other asset-backed  securities,  zero
coupon bonds,  and  convertible  debentures.  Investment-grade  debt  securities
include those securities  which are rated "Baa3" or better by Moody's  Investors
Service,  Inc.  ("Moody's") or "BBB-" or better by Standard & Poor's Corporation
("S&P").  The  dollar-weighted  average quality of the debt securities  rated by
Moody's will be "A3" or better and the dollar-  weighted  average quality of the
investment-grade  debt  securities  rated  by S&P  will  be "A" or  better.  The
dollar-weighted  average  quality of unrated debt securities will be comparable,
as  determined by Montag & Caldwell.  The Appendix  contains an  explanation  of
Moody's  and S&P  ratings.  In the  event a rated  security  held by the Fund is
downgraded  below an  investment-grade  rating by Moody's or S&P, the Investment
Advisor will  promptly  reassess the risks  involved and take such actions as it
determines will be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareowners.

CHICAGO TRUST BOND FUND:

         Chicago Trust Bond Fund seeks high current income  consistent with what
the  Investment  Advisor  believes to be prudent risk of capital.  The Fund will
primarily  invest in a broad  range of  intermediate-term  bonds and other fixed
income  securities.  The  Fund's  dollar-weighted  average  maturity  will range
between three and ten years under normal market conditions.

         This Fund will invest primarily in fixed income securities that are, at
the time of purchase,  of  investment-grade.  Investment-grade  debt  securities
include those  securities  which are rated "Baa3" or better by Moody's or "BBB-"
or better by S&P. These fixed income  securities may include  obligations of the
U.S.  Government,  its  agencies  or  instrumentalities,   obligations  of  U.S.
corporations,  and obligations of U.S. banks. Under normal market conditions, at
least 65% of the Fund's total assets will be invested in fixed income securities
including intermediate  investment-grade bonds,  debentures,  mortgage and other
asset-related securities,  zero coupon bonds, and convertible debentures.  Other
asset-backed  securities  include consumer loans such as credit card receivables
and  installment  loan  contracts,   and  commercial  loans  such  as  equipment
receivables. The Fund may also invest in longer-term bonds as well as short-term
notes,  bills,  commercial  paper,  and  certificates  of  deposit.  The  Fund's
portfolio  may include,  but is not limited to:  asset-backed  securities;  bank
obligations;  collateralized  bonds; loan and mortgage  obligations;  commercial
paper;  corporate  debt  securities;  foreign  securities;  private  placements;
repurchase  agreements;  savings and loan obligations;  and U.S.  Government and
agency obligations.

         When, in the opinion of the Investment Advisor, a defensive  investment
posture is warranted,  this Fund is permitted to invest  temporarily and without
limitation in U.S. Government obligations, high-quality money market securities,
and repurchase agreements with respect to U.S. Government  securities.  The Fund
is  permitted  to purchase  portfolio  securities  on a  when-issued  basis,  to
purchase or sell portfolio securities for delayed delivery, to engage in options
transactions, futures contracts and related options for hedging purposes, and to
invest in interest rate swaps,  which could subject the Fund to increased risks.
Such investments are generally considered to be derivative securities.  The Fund
may also lend its portfolio  securities.  These and other applicable  investment
activities  with  respect  to this  Fund are more  fully  described  in the next
section of this Prospectus.

         This  Fund may  invest up to 20% of its  total  assets in fixed  income
securities  which are rated lower than "Baa3" by Moody's or "BBB-" by S&P or, if
unrated,  will be  determined  to be of  comparable  quality  by the  Investment
Advisor.  These  instruments are commonly called "junk bonds" and are considered
to have  speculative  characteristics.  The Fund will not  invest in  securities
rated  lower than "B" by Moody's or S&P. In the event a rated  security  held by
the Fund is downgraded below "B" by Moody's or S&P, the Investment Advisor shall
promptly reassess the risks involved and take such actions as it determines will
be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareowners. See the Appendix for a
description  of Corporate  Debt Ratings.  The Fund will not invest in securities
that are in  default  nor  will the Fund  invest  in  securities  which,  in the
Investment Advisor's opinion, involve excessive risk.

                  INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS

In General

         Shareowners  should  understand that all  investments  involve risk and
there can be no  guarantee  against loss  resulting  from an  investment  in the
Funds, nor can there be any assurance that each Fund's investment objective will
be attained.  Unless otherwise indicated,  all percentage  limitations governing
the investments of each Fund apply only at the time of transaction. Accordingly,
if a percentage  restriction  is adhered to at the time of  investment,  a later
increase or decrease in the  percentage  represented  by such  investment  which
results  from a  relative  change in  values or from a change in a Fund's  total
assets will not be considered a violation.

Government Obligations

         Each Fund may invest in  obligations  issued or  guaranteed by the U.S.
Government,  its agencies or  instrumentalities  to the extent  described above.
Obligations of certain agencies and  instrumentalities  of the U.S.  Government,
such  as  Ginnie  Mae  (formerly   known  as   "Government   National   Mortgage
Association")  ("GNMA"),  are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Treasury; others, such as those of Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the
right of the issuer to borrow from the  Treasury;  others,  such as those of the
Federal  National   Mortgage   Association   ("FNMA"),   are  supported  by  the
discretionary  authority  of  the  U.S.  Government  to  purchase  the  agency's
obligations;  still  others,  such  as  those  of  the  Student  Loan  Marketing
Association,  are  supported  only  by the  credit  of the  instrumentality.  No
assurance can be given that the U.S.  Government would provide financial support
to U.S.  Government-sponsored  instrumentalities if it is not obligated to do so
by law. Some Government  obligations may be issued as variable or  floating-rate
instruments.

         Securities  issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  Government,  its agencies
and  instrumentalities  have  historically  involved  little  risk  of  loss  of
principal.  However,  due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of
such securities may vary during the period of time the shareowner owns shares of
the Fund.

Money Market Securities

         Each  Fund  may  invest  in money  market  securities,  including  bank
obligations  and  commercial   paper.  Bank  obligations  may  include  bankers'
acceptances,   negotiable  certificates  of  deposit,  and  non-negotiable  time
deposits earning a specified  return,  issued for a definite period of time by a
U.S.  bank that is a member of the Federal  Reserve  System or is insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation,  or by a savings and loan association or
savings bank that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  Bank
obligations also include U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign branches
of U.S.  banks or of U.S.  branches  of foreign  banks,  all of the same type as
domestic bank  obligations.  Investments in bank  obligations are limited to the
obligations  of  financial  institutions  having  more than $1  billion in total
assets at the time of purchase.

         Domestic  and foreign  banks are  subject to  extensive  but  different
government  regulations  which may limit the amount and types of their loans and
the interest rates that may be charged.  In addition,  the  profitability of the
banking industry is largely dependent upon the availability and cost of funds to
finance lending operations and the quality of underlying bank assets.

         Investments  in  obligations  of foreign  branches of U.S. banks and of
U.S.  branches  of foreign  banks may  subject a Fund to  additional  investment
risks,  including  future  political  and  economic  developments,  the possible
imposition  of  withholding  taxes  on  interest  income,  possible  seizure  or
nationalization  of foreign  deposits,  the possible  establishment  of exchange
controls, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might
adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on such  obligations.  In
addition,  foreign branches of U.S. banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks may
be subject to less stringent reserve  requirements and to different  accounting,
auditing,  reporting,  and record  keeping  standards  than those  applicable to
domestic branches of U.S. banks. Investments in the obligations of U.S. branches
of foreign  banks or foreign  branches of U.S.  banks will be made only when the
Investment  Advisor believes that the credit risk with respect to the investment
is minimal.

         Commercial  paper may include variable and  floating-rate  instruments,
which are  unsecured  instruments  that  permit  the  interest  on  indebtedness
thereunder to vary.  Variable-rate  instruments provide for periodic adjustments
in the interest rate. Floating-rate instruments provide for automatic adjustment
of the interest rate whenever some other specified  interest rate changes.  Some
variable and floating-rate  obligations are direct lending  arrangements between
the  purchaser  and the  issuer  and there may be no  active  secondary  market.
However,  in the case of variable and floating-rate  obligations with the demand
feature,  a Fund may demand payment of principal and accrued  interest at a time
specified in the  instrument or may resell the  instrument to a third party.  In
the event an issuer of a variable or floating-rate  obligation  defaulted on its
payment obligation, a Fund might be unable to dispose of the note because of the
absence of a secondary  market and could,  for this or other  reasons,  suffer a
loss  to the  extent  of the  default.  Substantial  holdings  of  variable  and
floating-rate instruments could reduce portfolio liquidity.



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Borrowing

         Each Fund may not borrow  money or issue senior  securities,  except as
described  in this  paragraph.  Each Fund may  borrow  from  banks or enter into
reverse repurchase agreements for temporary purposes in amounts up to 10% of the
value of its total assets.  Each Fund may not mortgage,  pledge,  or hypothecate
any assets,  except that each Fund may  mortgage,  pledge,  or  hypothecate  its
assets in connection with any such borrowing and in amounts not in excess of the
lesser of the dollar amounts borrowed or 10% of the value of the total assets of
the Fund. A Fund will not purchase  securities  while its borrowings  (including
reverse  repurchase  agreements)  exceed 5% of its total  assets.  Each Fund may
borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary  purposes or to facilitate
redemptions.  Each Fund will not  borrow  money in excess of 25% of the value of
its total  assets.  The Funds have no intention of  increasing  their net income
through  borrowing.  Any  borrowing  will be done from a bank with the  required
asset  coverage of at least 300%. In the event that such asset coverage shall at
any time fall below 300%,  the Fund shall,  within  three days  thereafter  (not
including Sundays or holidays) or such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by
rules and  regulations,  reduce the amount of its  borrowings  to such an extent
that the asset coverage of such borrowings shall be at least 300%.

Illiquid Securities

         Each Fund may  invest up to 15% of its net assets in  securities  which
are illiquid.  Illiquid  securities will generally include,  but are not limited
to:  repurchase  agreements and time deposits with  notice/termination  dates in
excess of seven days; unlisted over-the-counter options; interest rate, currency
and mortgage  swap  agreements;  interest  rate caps,  floors and  collars;  and
certain  securities which are subject to trading  restrictions  because they are
not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act").

Repurchase Agreements

         Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements pursuant to which a Fund
purchases  portfolio  assets from a bank or broker-dealer  concurrently  with an
agreement by the seller to  repurchase  the same assets from the Fund at a later
date at a fixed price. Repurchase agreements are considered, under the 1940 Act,
to be  collateralized  loans by a Fund to the seller  secured by the  securities
transferred to the Fund.  Repurchase  agreements will be fully collateralized by
securities  in which  the Fund may  invest  directly.  Such  collateral  will be
marked-to-market  daily.  If the  seller of the  underlying  security  under the
repurchase  agreement  should  default  on  its  obligation  to  repurchase  the
underlying security, a Fund may experience delay or difficulty in exercising its
right to realize  upon the security  and, in  addition,  may incur a loss if the
value  of  the  security  should  decline,  as  well  as  disposition  costs  in
liquidating  the  security.  A Fund must treat each  repurchase  agreement  as a
security for tax diversification  purposes and not as cash, a cash equivalent or
receivable.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

         Each Fund may enter into reverse  repurchase  agreements with banks and
broker-dealers.  Reverse  repurchase  agreements  involve  sales  by a  Fund  of
portfolio assets  concurrently  with an agreement by that Fund to repurchase the
same  assets at a later date at a fixed  price.  During the  reverse  repurchase
agreement period,  the Fund continues to receive principal and interest payments
on  these  securities.  During  the  time  a  reverse  repurchase  agreement  is
outstanding, the Fund will maintain a segregated custodial account consisting of
cash or liquid  securities  having a value at least  equal to the resale  price.
Reverse  repurchase  agreements are considered to be borrowings by the Fund, and
as such are  subject to the  investment  limitations  discussed  above under the
sub-section titled "Borrowing."

Rule 144A Securities

         Each Fund may purchase  securities  which are not registered  under the
1933 Act but which can be sold to "qualified institutional buyers" in accordance
with Rule 144A  under the 1933 Act.  Any such  security  will not be  considered
illiquid so long as it is determined by the Investment  Advisor under guidelines
approved by the Company's  Board of Trustees,  that an adequate  trading  market
exists for that  security.  This  investment  practice  could have the effect of
increasing  the level of  illiquidity in a Fund during any period that qualified
institutional   buyers  become   uninterested  in  purchasing  these  restricted
securities.



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Securities Lending

         Each Fund may seek  additional  income from time to time by lending its
respective  portfolio  securities  on a short-term  basis to banks,  brokers and
dealers  under  agreements.  Loans of portfolio  securities by each Fund will be
collateralized by cash held in non-interest bearing demand accounts,  letters of
credit or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies
or instrumentalities which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to
the current market value of the loaned securities.  Each Fund will not make such
loans in excess of 25% of the value of its total assets. The major risk to which
the Funds would be exposed on a loan  transaction  is the risk that the borrower
would  become  bankrupt  at a time  when  the  value  of the  security  goes up.
Therefore,  a Fund will only enter into loan arrangements  after a review by the
Investment  Advisor,  subject to overall  supervision  by the Board of Trustees,
including a review of the  creditworthiness  of the borrowing  broker-dealer  or
other  institution and then only if the  consideration  to be received from such
loans would justify the risk.  Creditworthiness  will be monitored on an ongoing
basis by the Investment Advisor.

Securities of Other Investment Companies

         Each Fund may invest in securities issued by other investment companies
which invest in securities in which the  particular  Fund is permitted to invest
and which  determine their net asset value per share based on the amortized cost
or  penny-rounding  method.  In addition,  each Fund may invest in securities of
other  investment  companies  within the limits  prescribed  by the 1940 Act, so
that, as determined immediately after a purchase of such securities is made: (i)
not more than 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets will be invested in the
securities of any one  investment  company;  (ii) not more than 10% of its total
assets will be invested in the aggregate in  securities of investment  companies
as a group;  and (iii) not more than 3% of the  outstanding  voting stock of any
one investment  company will be owned by the Fund or the Funds as a whole.  Each
Fund is subject to additional  limitations in these purchases as described under
"INVESTMENT  RESTRICTIONS"  in the  Statement of  Additional  Information.  As a
shareowner of another investment company, each Fund would bear, along with other
shareowners,  its pro  rata  portion  of  such  investment  company's  expenses,
including advisory fees. These expenses would be in addition to the advisory and
other expenses that a Fund bears directly in connection with its own operations.

Asset-Backed Securities

         Montag & Caldwell  Balanced Fund and Chicago Trust Bond Fund may invest
in asset-backed  securities which represent  interests in, or are secured by and
payable from, pools of government,  government-related and private organizations
of assets,  such as  consumer  loans,  credit  card  receivable  securities  and
installment  loan  contracts.  Although  these  securities  may be  supported by
letters  of  credit  or other  credit  enhancements,  payment  of  interest  and
principal  ultimately  depends upon individuals paying the underlying loans. The
risk that recovery on repossessed  collateral might be unavailable or inadequate
to support  payments on asset-backed  securities is greater than in the case for
mortgage-backed  securities.  Falling  interest  rates  generally  result  in an
increase in the rate of  prepayments  of mortgage  loans while  rising  interest
rates generally decrease the rate of prepayments. An acceleration in prepayments
in response  to sharply  falling  interest  rates will  shorten  the  security's
average  maturity and limit the potential  appreciation in the security's  value
relative to a  conventional  debt  security.  Please see "General  Risk Factors"
below and refer to the Statement of Additional  Information  for a more detailed
discussion of the applicable risk considerations.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

         Montag & Caldwell  Balanced Fund and Chicago Trust Bond Fund may invest
in  mortgage-backed  securities which represent  interests in, or are secured by
and payable from,  pools of mortgage loans,  including  collateralized  mortgage
obligations. These securities may be U.S. Government mortgage-backed securities,
which are issued or guaranteed by a U.S.  Government  agency or  instrumentality
(though  not  necessarily  backed  by the full  faith and  credit of the  United
States),  such as  GNMA,  FNMA,  and  Federal  Home  Loan  Mortgage  Corporation
certificates.  Other  mortgage-backed  securities are issued by private issuers,
generally  originators  of and investors in mortgage  loans,  including  savings
associations,  mortgage  bankers,  commercial  banks,  investment  bankers,  and
special  purpose  entities.  These  private  mortgage-backed  securities  may be
supported  by  U.S.  Government  mortgage-backed  securities  or  some  form  of
non-government credit enhancement.  Mortgage-backed securities have either fixed
or adjustable  interest rates. The rate of return on mortgage-backed  securities
may be affected by  prepayments  of principal  on the  underlying  loans,  which
generally increase as interest rates decline;  as a result,  when interest rates
decline,  holders of these securities  normally do not benefit from appreciation
in  market  value to the same  extent  as  holders  of other  non-callable  debt
securities.   In   addition,   like  other  debt   securities,   the  values  of
mortgage-related   securities,   including  government  and   government-related
mortgage  pools,  generally will fluctuate in response to market interest rates.
Please see "General Risk Factors" below and refer to the Statement of Additional
Information   for  a  more   detailed   discussion   of  the   applicable   risk
considerations.

Stripped Mortgage Securities

         Montag  &  Caldwell  Balanced  Fund and  Chicago  Trust  Bond  Fund may
purchase  participations in trusts that hold U.S. Treasury and agency securities
and may also purchase zero coupon U.S. Treasury  obligations,  Treasury receipts
and other  stripped  securities  that  evidence  ownership  in either the future
interest  payments  or  the  future  principal   payments  on  U.S.   Government
obligations.  These  participations are issued at a discount to their face value
and may exhibit greater price  volatility than ordinary debt securities  because
of the manner in which their  principal  and interest are returned to investors.
Each  Fund  will  only  invest in  government-backed  mortgage  securities.  The
Investment  Advisor  will  consider  liquidity  needs  of  each  Fund  when  any
investment  in zero  coupon  obligations  is made.  Although  stripped  mortgage
securities are purchased and sold by  institutional  investors  through  several
investment  banking firms acting as brokers or dealers,  these  securities  were
only recently developed.  As a result,  established trading markets have not yet
been fully developed;  accordingly, certain of these securities which are backed
by other than  fixed rate  mortgages  may be deemed to be  illiquid.  Please see
"General  Risk  Factors"   below  and  refer  to  the  Statement  of  Additional
Information   for  a  more   detailed   discussion   of  the   applicable   risk
considerations.

Short-Term Trading

         Each Fund may engage in short-term  trading.  Securities may be sold in
anticipation  of a market decline or purchased in  anticipation of a market rise
and later sold.  In addition,  a security  may be sold and another  purchased at
approximately  the same time to take  advantage of what a Fund  believes to be a
temporary disparity in the normal yield relationship between the two securities.
Such trading may be expected to increase a Fund's  portfolio  turnover  rate and
the expenses incurred in connection with such trading.

Foreign Securities

         Each  Fund  except  Chicago  Trust  Bond  Fund may  invest  in  foreign
securities.  Investment in foreign  securities is subject to special  investment
risks  that  differ in some  respects  from  those  related  to  investments  in
securities of U.S. domestic issuers.  Such risks include:  political,  social or
economic  instability in the country of the issuer; the difficulty of predicting
international  trade  patterns;  the  possibility  of the imposition of exchange
controls;  expropriation;  limits  on  removal  of  currency  or  other  assets;
nationalization of assets;  foreign withholding and income taxation; and foreign
trading practices (including higher trading  commissions,  custodial charges and
delayed settlements).  Such securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
price than securities issued by U.S. corporations or issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. Government,  its agencies or  instrumentalities.  The markets on which such
securities  trade may have less volume and liquidity,  and may be more volatile,
than  securities  markets in the U.S. In  addition,  there may be less  publicly
available  information  about a  foreign  company  than  about a U.S.  domiciled
company.  Foreign  companies  generally  are not subject to uniform  accounting,
auditing and financial  reporting  standards  comparable to those  applicable to
U.S.  domestic  companies.  There is generally  less  government  regulation  of
securities  exchanges,  brokers  and listed  companies  abroad  than in the U.S.
Confiscatory taxation or diplomatic developments could also affect investment in
those countries.

     In addition,  foreign  branches of U.S.  banks,  foreign  banks and foreign
issuers may be subject to less stringent  reserve  requirements and to different
accounting,  auditing,  reporting,  and  record  keeping  standards  than  those
applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks and U.S. domestic issuers.

         For many foreign securities,  U.S.  dollar-denominated  ADRs, which are
traded in the United  States on  exchanges  or  over-the-counter,  are issued by
domestic  banks.  ADRs  represent  the right to  receive  securities  of foreign
issuers  deposited  in a  domestic  bank or a  correspondent  bank.  ADRs do not
eliminate the risk inherent in investing in the  securities of foreign  issuers.
However,  by investing in ADRs rather than directly in stock of foreign issuers,
the Fund can avoid  currency  risks  during  the  settlement  period  for either
purchases or sales.  In general,  there is a large,  liquid market in the United
States  for many  ADRs.  The  information  available  for ADRs is subject to the
accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the domestic market or
exchange on which they are traded,  which  standards  are more  uniform and more
exacting than those to which many foreign issuers may be subject.  The Funds may
also  invest in EDRs,  which  are  receipts  evidencing  an  arrangement  with a
European  bank similar to that for ADRs and are designed for use in the European
securities markets.

         Certain ADRs and EDRs,  typically  those  denominated  as  unsponsored,
require the holders thereof to bear most of the costs of such  facilities  while
issuers of  sponsored  facilities  normally pay more of the costs  thereof.  The
depositary  of an  unsponsored  facility  frequently  is under no  obligation to
distribute shareowner  communications  received from the issuer of the deposited
securities or to pass through the voting  rights to facility  holders in respect
to the deposited  securities,  whereas the  depositary  of a sponsored  facility
typically  distributes  shareowner  communications and passes through the voting
rights.

Derivative Investments

         The term "derivatives" has been used to identify a range and variety of
financial  instruments.  In  general,  a  derivative  is  commonly  defined as a
financial  instrument whose performance and value are derived, at least in part,
from another  source,  such as the  performance  of an  underlying  asset,  or a
specific security, or an index of securities. As is the case with other types of
investments,  a Fund's  derivative  instruments  may  entail  various  types and
degrees of risk,  depending upon the characteristics of a derivative  instrument
and the Fund's overall portfolio.

         Each Fund may engage in such  practices  for  hedging  purposes,  or to
maintain  liquidity,  or in  anticipation  of changes in the  composition of its
portfolio holdings.  Each Fund will not engage in derivative  investments purely
for speculative  purposes. A Fund will invest in one or more derivatives only to
the extent that the instrument  under  consideration is judged by the Investment
Advisor  to be  consistent  with the Fund's  overall  investment  objective  and
policies.  In making such  judgment,  the  potential  benefits and risks will be
considered in relation to the Fund's other portfolio investments.

         Where not specified,  investment  limitations  with respect to a Fund's
derivative  instruments will be consistent with such Fund's existing  percentage
limitations with respect its overall investment policies and restrictions. While
not a fundamental  policy,  the total of all  instruments  deemed  derivative in
nature by the  Investment  Advisor will generally not exceed 20% of total assets
for each Fund;  however,  as this policy is not  fundamental,  it may be changed
from time to time when  deemed  appropriate  by the  Board of  Trustees.  Listed
below,  including  risks and  policies  with respect  thereto,  are the types of
securities in which the Funds are permitted to invest that are considered by the
Investment Advisor to be derivative in nature.

1.       Options:

         Each Fund may engage in options, including those described below.

         A call option enables the purchaser, in return for the premium paid, to
purchase  securities  from the writer of the option at an agreed  price up to an
agreed date.  The  advantage is that the purchaser may hedge against an increase
in the price of securities it ultimately  wishes to buy or may take advantage of
a rise in a  particular  index.  A Fund will only  purchase  call options to the
extent premiums paid on all  outstanding  call options do not exceed 20% of such
Fund's  total  assets.  A Fund will only sell or write call options on a covered
basis (e.g. on securities it holds in its portfolio).

         A put option  enables the  purchaser  of the option,  in return for the
premium  paid, to sell the security  underlying  the option to the writer at the
exercise  price during the option  period,  and the writer of the option has the
obligation  to purchase  the  security  from the  purchaser  of the option.  The
advantage is that the purchaser can be protected  should the market value of the
security decline or should a particular index decline. A Fund will only purchase
put options to the extent that the  premiums on all  outstanding  put options do
not exceed 20% of a Fund's total  assets.  A Fund will only purchase put options
on a  covered  basis and write put  options  on a secured  basis.  Cash or other
collateral  will be held in a segregated  account for such options.  A Fund will
receive  premium  income from writing put options,  although it may be required,
when the put is  exercised,  to purchase  securities  at higher  prices than the
current  market  price.  At the time of purchase,  a Fund will  receive  premium
income from writing call options,  which may offset the cost of  purchasing  put
options  and may also  contribute  to a  Fund's  total  return.  A Fund may lose
potential  market  appreciation  if the  judgment of its  Investment  Advisor is
incorrect  with respect to interest  rates,  security  prices or the movement of
indices.

         An option on a securities  index gives the purchaser of the option,  in
return for the premium paid,  the right to receive cash from the seller equal to
the difference  between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of
the option.

         Closing transactions  essentially let a Fund offset put options or call
options  prior to exercise  or  expiration.  If a Fund  cannot  effect a closing
transaction, it may have to hold a security it would otherwise sell or deliver a
security it might want to hold.

         A Fund may use  options  traded on U.S.  exchanges,  and to the  extent
permitted by law, options traded over-the-counter. It is the position of the SEC
that over-the-counter options are illiquid.  Accordingly,  a Fund will invest in
such options only to the extent  consistent with its 15% limit on investments in
illiquid  securities.  Please see "General Risk Factors"  below and refer to the
Statement  of  Additional  Information  for a more  detailed  discussion  of the
applicable risk considerations.

2.       Forward Commitments, When-Issued Securities, and Delayed-Delivery 
Transactions:

         Each  Fund  may  purchase  or  sell  securities  on  a  when-issued  or
delayed-delivery  basis and make contracts to purchase or sell  securities for a
fixed  price at a future  date  beyond  customary  settlement  time.  Securities
purchased  or sold on a  when-issued,  delayed-delivery,  or forward  commitment
basis  involve  a risk of loss if the  value  of the  security  to be  purchased
declines prior to the settlement date.  Although a Fund would generally purchase
securities on a when-issued,  delayed-delivery, or forward commitment basis with
the intention of acquiring the securities, a Fund may dispose of such securities
prior to settlement if its  Investment  Advisor deems it  appropriate  to do so.
Please see "General Risk Factors" below and refer to the Statement of Additional
Information   for  a  more   detailed   discussion   of  the   applicable   risk
considerations.

3.       Futures Contracts and Related Options:

         Each Fund may  engage in  futures  contracts  and  options  on  futures
contracts for hedging purposes or to maintain liquidity. However, a Fund may not
purchase  or  sell  a  futures  contract  unless   immediately  after  any  such
transaction  the sum of the aggregate  amount of margin deposits on its existing
futures  positions and the amount of premiums paid for related  options is 5% or
less of its total  assets,  after  taking into  account  unrealized  profits and
unrealized  losses  on any such  contracts.  At  maturity,  a  futures  contract
obligates  a Fund to take or make  delivery  of certain  securities  or the cash
value of a  securities  index.  A Fund may sell a futures  contract  in order to
offset a decrease in the market  value of its  portfolio  securities  that might
otherwise  result  from a market  decline.  A Fund may do so either to hedge the
value of its portfolio of securities as a whole, or to protect against declines,
occurring  prior to sales of  securities,  in the value of the  securities to be
sold.  Conversely,  a Fund may purchase a futures  contract in  anticipation  of
purchases of securities.  In addition,  a Fund may utilize futures  contracts in
anticipation of changes in the composition of its portfolio holdings.

         Any gain  derived  by a Fund from the use of such  instruments  will be
treated as a combination  of short-term  and long-term  capital gain and, if not
offset by realized  capital losses  incurred by the Fund, will be distributed to
shareowners  and will be taxable to  shareowners  as a  combination  of ordinary
income and long-term capital gain.

         A Fund may purchase and sell call and put options on futures  contracts
traded on an exchange or board of trade.  When a Fund  purchases  an option on a
futures contract, it has the right to assume a position as a purchaser or seller
of a futures  contract  at a  specified  exercise  price at any time  during the
option  period.  When a Fund sells an option on a futures  contract,  it becomes
obligated to purchase or sell a futures contract if the option is exercised.  In
anticipation  of a market  advance,  a Fund may purchase call options on futures
contracts as a substitute for the purchase of futures contracts to hedge against
a possible increase in the price of securities which a Fund intends to purchase.
Similarly,  if the market is  expected  to decline,  a Fund might  purchase  put
options or sell call  options  on futures  contracts  rather  than sell  futures
contracts.  In connection with a Fund's position in a futures contract or option
thereon,  a Fund will create a segregated  account of cash or liquid securities,
or will otherwise cover its position in accordance with applicable  requirements
of the SEC.  Please see "General Risk Factors"  below and refer to the Statement
of Additional  Information for a more detailed discussion of the applicable risk
considerations.

4.        Interest Rate Swaps

         Only Chicago Trust Bond Fund, in order to help enhance the value of its
respective portfolio, or manage exposure to different types of investments,  may
enter into  interest  rate,  currency,  and  mortgage  swap  agreements  and may
purchase and sell interest rate "caps", "floors", and "collars."

         In a typical  interest  rate swap  agreement,  one party agrees to make
regular  payments  equal to a floating  interest  rate on a specified  amount in
return for  payments  equal to a fixed  interest  rate on the same  amount for a
specified period. Swaps involve the exchange between a Fund and another party of
their  respective  rights to receive  interest,  e.g., an exchange of fixed-rate
payments  for  floating-rate   payments.   For  example,  if  a  Fund  holds  an
interest-paying  security  whose interest rate is reset once a year, it may swap
the right to  receive  interest  at this  fixed-rate  for the  right to  receive
interest  at a rate  that is reset  daily.  Such a swap  position  would  offset
changes in the value of the underlying security because of subsequent changes in
interest  rates.  This  would  protect a Fund from a decline in the value of the
underlying  security  due to rising  rates,  but would also limit its ability to
benefit from falling  interest rates. A Fund will enter into interest rate swaps
only on a net basis (i.e.  the two payment  streams will be netted out, with the
Fund  receiving  or  paying as the case may be,  only the net  amount of the two
payments).  The net amount of the excess,  if any, of a Fund's  obligations over
its  entitlements  with respect to each interest rate swap, will be accrued on a
daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid  securities  having an aggregate net
asset  value at least  equal to the  accrued  excess,  will be  maintained  in a
segregated account by the Company's custodian bank.

         Interest  rate swaps do not involve the delivery of securities or other
underlying  assets or  principal.  Thus,  if the other party to an interest rate
swap  defaults,  a Fund's  risk of loss  consists  of the net amount of interest
payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. Please see "General
Risk Factors" below and refer to the Statement of Additional  Information  for a
more detailed discussion of the applicable risk considerations.

General Risk Factors

1.       Options, Futures, and Forward Contracts:

         Each Fund may engage in such  investment  practices.  The primary risks
associated  with the use of futures  contracts  and options are:  (i)  imperfect
correlation  between the change in market value of the securities held by a Fund
and the price of futures  contracts and options;  (ii) possible lack of a liquid
secondary market for a futures  contract and the resulting  inability to close a
futures contract when desired;  (iii) losses,  which are potentially  unlimited,
due to  unanticipated  market  movements;  and  (iv)  the  Investment  Advisor's
inability to predict correctly the direction of security prices,  interest rates
and other economic factors.  For a further discussion,  see "INVESTMENT POLICIES
AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS" in the Statement of Additional Information.

2.       Fixed Income Investing:

         Each Fund may engage in fixed income  investment  practices.  There are
two principal types of risks associated with investing in debt  securities:  (1)
market (or interest rate) risk and (2) credit risk.

         Market  risk   relates  to  the  change  in  market   value  caused  by
fluctuations  in prevailing  rates,  while credit risk relates to the ability of
the issuer to make timely  interest  payments  and to repay the  principal  upon
maturity.  The value of debt  securities  will  normally  increase in periods of
falling interest rates; conversely, the value of these instruments will normally
decline in periods of rising interest rates.

         In an effort to obtain  maximum income  consistent  with its investment
objective,  each  Fund  may,  at  times,  change  the  average  maturity  of its
investment  portfolio,  consistent  with a three- to ten-year  weighted  average
maturity  range,  by  investing  a larger  portion of its  assets in  relatively
longer-term obligations when periods of declining interest rates are anticipated
and, conversely,  emphasizing shorter- and  intermediate-term  maturities when a
rise in interest rates is indicated.

         Credit risk refers to the  possibility  that a bond issuer will fail to
make timely payments of interest or principal.  The ability of an issuer to make
such  payments  could be affected by general  economic  conditions,  litigation,
legislation  or other  events  including  the  bankruptcy  of the issuer.  For a
further  discussion,  see "INVESTMENT  POLICIES AND RISK  CONSIDERATIONS" in the
Statement of Additional Information.

                             MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

The Board of Trustees

         Under Delaware law, the business and affairs of the Company are managed
under the  direction  of the Board of  Trustees.  The  Statement  of  Additional
Information  contains  the  name  of each  Trustee  and  background  information
regarding the Trustees.

Montag & Caldwell, Inc.

         The Investment  Advisor for Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund and Montag &
Caldwell  Balanced Fund is Montag & Caldwell,  a registered  investment  advisor
located at 1100 Atlanta  Financial  Center,  3343 Peachtree  Road, NE,  Atlanta,
Georgia  30326-1450.  Montag  &  Caldwell,  founded  in  1945,  is  an  indirect
wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Alleghany Corporation,  which is engaged through
its  subsidiaries  in  the  business  of  title  insurance,  reinsurance,  other
financial services and industrial minerals.  Alleghany Corporation is located at
Park Avenue Plaza, New York, New York 10055.

         Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company, Montag &
Caldwell  provides an investment  program for each Fund in accordance with their
respective investment policies,  limitations and restrictions, and Chicago Trust
furnishes  executive,  administrative  and  clerical  services  required for the
transaction of each Fund's business.

         For providing investment advisory services, each Fund has agreed to pay
Montag & Caldwell a monthly  fee at the  following  rates  based on each  Fund's
average  daily net assets.  Effective on the date of this  Prospectus,  Montag &
Caldwell  Growth  Fund's fee is 0.80% on the first $800 million of average daily
net assets and 0.60% of average  daily net assets  over $800  million.  Montag &
Caldwell Balanced Fund's fee is 0.75%.

         Montag & Caldwell has voluntarily undertaken to reduce its advisory fee
and to reimburse  Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund and Montag & Caldwell  Balanced
Fund for  operating  expenses  (as  defined  previously)  in excess of 0.98% and
1.00%, respectively, for Class I shares. Such fee reimbursements and waivers may
be terminated at the discretion of Montag & Caldwell.

The Chicago Trust Company

         The  Investment  Advisor for Chicago Trust Bond Fund is Chicago  Trust.
Chicago Trust managed approximately $8.8 billion in assets at November 30, 1998,
consisting  primarily of pension and profit  sharing  accounts,  end accounts of
high net worth individuals,  families and insurance companies. Chicago Trust, an
Illinois  corporation,  is an indirect and wholly-owned  subsidiary of Alleghany
Corporation.

         Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company,  Chicago
Trust  provides  an  investment  program  for the  Fund in  accordance  with its
investment  policies,  limitations and  restrictions,  and furnishes  executive,
administrative  and clerical services required for the transaction of the Fund's
business.

         For providing investment advisory services,  the Fund has agreed to pay
Chicago  Trust a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.55%,  exclusive of voluntary
fee waivers, based on its average daily net assets.

         Chicago Trust has voluntarily undertaken to reduce its advisory fee and
to  reimburse  the Fund for  operating  expenses  in excess of 0.55% for Class I
shares.  Such fee  reimbursements may be terminated or reduced at the discretion
of  Chicago  Trust.  Operating  expenses  for fee  waiver/expense  reimbursement
purposes  do not include  interest,  taxes,  brokerage  charges,  litigation  or
extraordinary items.

                          PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT METHODS

Investment Management Team

         Investment  decisions  for Montag & Caldwell  Growth  Fund and Montag &
Caldwell  Balanced  Fund are made by an investment  management  team at Montag &
Caldwell.  Ronald E. Canakaris  heads the team and is the portfolio  manager for
each  Fund.  Investment  decisions  for  Chicago  Trust Bond Fund are made by an
investment  management team at Chicago Trust headed by portfolio  manager Thomas
J. Marthaler.

         The Montag & Caldwell equity performance  objective is to produce solid
returns over the  long-term.  Equity  portfolios  are managed with a fundamental
selection  process in which  valuation  of the  long-term  earning  power of the
company is  interrelated  with expected  rate of growth in  short-term  reported
earnings for that company.  Among the factors important in the valuation process
are: the estimated per share  earning power of the company's  assets;  return on
equity;  long-term estimated reported earnings growth rate;  financial strength;
capital structure;  competitive position; and quality of management.  Securities
are selected based upon extensive  research and seasoned judgment of experienced
professionals.  Industry group  weightings and asset allocation are incorporated
in the selection process.

         Mr.  Ronald E.  Canakaris,  President and Chief  Investment  Officer of
Montag &  Caldwell  since  1984,  manages  the  investment  program  of Montag &
Caldwell Growth Fund. He is primarily  responsible for the day-to-day management
of the Fund's portfolio.  Mr. Canakaris, a Chartered Financial Analyst, has been
a  portfolio  manager and the  Director  of Research at Montag & Caldwell  since
1973. He has been the portfolio manager and primarily responsible for making the
investment  decisions of the  Enterprise  Growth Fund since 1980. The Enterprise
Growth  Fund Class A shares had net assets of $415  million as of  December  31,
1997. Average annual returns for the one-year,  three-year,  five-year, ten-year
and  since  inception   periods  ended  December  31,  1997  compared  with  the
performance  of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite  Stock Price Index ("S&P 500
Index") were:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                           <C>                      <C>                      <C>                   <C>    


                     Montag & Caldwell Growth
                               Fund                  Enterprise            Growth Fund -                S&P
                             Class I                 Growth Fund            Net of Load              500 Index
                               (1)                    (1), (3)                (2), (3)                  (4)
                    --------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------
One Year                      32.17                     31.76                  25.53                   33.25
Since 6/28/96*                32.33                     31.53                  27.37                   32.30
Three Years                    N/A                      34.73                  32.55                   31.12
Five Years                     N/A                      21.77                  20.59                   20.25
Ten Years                      N/A                      18.50                  17.92                   18.04

*        Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Class I shares commenced operations on June 28, 1996.

     (1)  Average  annual  total  return  reflects  changes in share  prices and
reinvestment of dividends and distributions and is net of fund expenses.

(2)      Average  annual total return  reflects  changes in the share prices and
         reinvestment of dividends and distributions and is net of fund expenses
         and  the  front-end   sales  load  of  4.75%.   This  column   reflects
         load-adjusted returns, which are net of this front-end load.

(3)      The  expense  ratio of  Enterprise  Growth Fund Class A shares has been
         capped at 1.60% from  January 1, 1990 through  December 31, 1997.  From
         September  15, 1987 to December 31, 1989,  the expense ratio was capped
         at 2.50%;  from January 1, 1987 through September 15, 1987, the expense
         ratio was capped at 1.50%.  For each of the years 1987 through  1993, a
         portion of the Enterprise  Growth Fund's expenses were reimbursed.  The
         expense  ratio of the Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund Class I shares has
         been capped at 0.98% from  inception on June 28, 1996 through  December
         31, 1997.

(4)      S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of common stocks that is considered
         to be generally  representative of the United States stock market.  The
         S&P 500 Index is adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends.
</TABLE>

         The  investment  objective,  policies and  strategies of the Enterprise
Growth Fund are  substantially  similar in all material  aspects to the Montag &
Caldwell  Growth  Fund.  Historical  performance  is not  indicative  of  future
performance.  The  Enterprise  Growth Fund is a separate fund and its historical
performance is not indicative of the past or future  performance of the Montag &
Caldwell  Growth  Fund.  Share  prices and  investment  returns  will  fluctuate
reflecting   market   conditions,   as  well  as  changes  in   company-specific
fundamentals of portfolio securities.

The Chicago Trust Company

         The equity  performance  objective is to produce  returns above the S&P
500 over the long-term.  Stock selection is the critical component of the equity
philosophy.  Chicago  Trust  purchases  stocks  in  companies  believed  to have
superior financial strength and proven growth characteristics.  The equity style
concentrates  on quality and growth.  Risk is  monitored  through key  valuation
techniques.  A strict sell discipline is employed,  although the focus is on the
long-term.

         The  investment   decision-making  process  begins  with  a  series  of
fundamental   "screens,"  where  Chicago  Trust  identifies   approximately  300
companies which in certain respects exceed the average  characteristics over the
past five years of the companies included in the S&P 500. These  characteristics
include:  (i) sales and operating  earnings  greater than the S&P 500; (ii) more
stable  earnings  growth  rates;  (iii) lower debt levels than the S&P 500; (iv)
higher return on equity; (v) market capitalization over $400 million; and (vi) a
lower price to earnings ratio. Chicago Trust selects securities believed to have
superior relative strength and technical patterns.

         A key component of the equity process is the sell  discipline.  Chicago
Trust  looks  for sale  candidates  when one or more of the  following  criteria
exist: (i) deteriorating  company  fundamentals;  (ii) the stock no longer meets
our  purchase  criteria;  (iii) the  stock's  relative  strength  drops  below a
critical  threshold;  and (iv)  technically,  the stock  appears  vulnerable  to
further declines.

         Chicago  Trust  manages  debt  securities  around a benchmark  maturity
reference  point.  Emphasis  is  placed  upon  diversification,   issuer  credit
analysis,  sector  rotation,  and  security  selection.  A  portfolio's  average
maturity is normally kept within +/- 25% of the benchmark.  Market timing is not
employed,  but maturities are gradually  adjusted  within the prescribed  limits
based upon the longer-term  outlook for bond returns.  Research  concentrates on
sector analysis, credit quality research, and careful security selection. Credit
research is performed  internally to identify improving or deteriorating  credit
situations  using sources such as Moody's,  S&P, and Duff & Phelps Credit Rating
Co. Credit spreads among various quality,  maturity,  and group  characteristics
are monitored to determine pricing inefficiencies. Purchase and sale activity is
driven by the results of sector  analysis,  credit  research and  interest  rate
outlook.

                           ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUNDS

The Administrator and Sub-Administrator

         Chicago Trust (the "Administrator") acts as the Company's Administrator
pursuant to an Administration Agreement with the Company. For services provided,
the  Administrator  receives a fee at the annual rate of: 0.060% of the first $2
billion of average  daily net  assets;  0.045% of the  average  daily net assets
between $2 billion and $3.5  billion and 0.040% of the average  daily net assets
in excess of $3.5 billion. The Administrator also receives a custody liaison fee
equal to an annual fee per Fund of $10,000  for  average  daily net assets up to
$100 million, $15,000 for average daily net assets between $100 million and $500
million,  and $20,000  per Fund for  average  daily net assets in excess of $500
million.

         Pursuant  to a  Sub-Administration  Agreement  with the  Administrator,
First Data Investor  Services Group,  Inc. (the  "Sub-Administrator"),  53 State
Street,  Boston,  Massachusetts 02109, acts as Sub-Administrator  and receives a
fee from the  Administrator  equal to that received by the  Administrator as set
out  above.  The  Sub-Administrator  also  receives a custody  liaison  fee from
Chicago Trust equal to that received by the Administrator as set out above.

         The  services  provided to the Funds under  these  Agreements  include:
coordinating  and  monitoring  of any third parties  furnishing  services to the
Funds;  providing the necessary office space, equipment and personnel to perform
administrative  and  clerical  functions  for the Funds;  preparing,  filing and
distributing  proxy  materials,  periodic  reports to shareowners,  registration
statements and other documents; and responding to shareowner inquiries.

         The  Sub-Administrator  also performs  certain  accounting  and pricing
services for the Funds, including the daily calculation of each Fund's net asset
value.

The Transfer Agent

         First Data Investor Services Group, Inc. (the "Transfer  Agent"),  4400
Computer Drive, Westborough,  Massachusetts 01581, performs the following duties
in its  capacity  as  Transfer  Agent to each  Fund:  maintains  the  records of
shareowner's   accounts;   answers  shareowner  inquiries  concerning  accounts;
processes  purchases  and  redemptions  of Fund  shares;  acts as  dividend  and
distribution  disbursing agent; and performs other shareowner service functions.
Shareowner  inquiries  should  be  addressed  to the  Transfer  Agent  at  (800)
992-8151.

The Distributor

     First Data  Distributors,  Inc. (the  "Distributor"),  4400 Computer Drive,
Westborough,  Massachusetts 01581, is the principal  underwriter and distributor
of the Funds pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Fund.

The Custodian

     Bankers Trust Company (the "Custodian"), 16 Wall Street, New York, New York
10005, is Custodian for the cash and securities of each Fund.

Expenses

         Expenses  attributable  to the Company,  but not to a particular  Fund,
will be  allocated  to each Fund  thereof on the basis of  relative  net assets.
Similarly,  expenses  attributable to a particular Fund, but not to a particular
class,  will be  allocated  to each class  thereof on the basis of relative  net
assets.  General Company  expenses may include but are not limited to: insurance
premiums;  Trustee fees;  expenses of maintaining the Company's legal existence;
and fees of industry  organizations.  General Fund  expenses may include but are
not limited to: audit fees; brokerage  commissions;  registration of Fund shares
with the SEC and notification fees to the various state securities  commissions;
fees of the Funds'  Custodian,  Administrator,  Sub-Administrator  and  Transfer
Agent or other "service  providers";  costs of obtaining quotations of portfolio
securities; and pricing of Fund shares.

         Class-specific  expenses which may differ among  classes,  or which are
determined  by the  Trustees  to be  class-specific,  will be  borne  solely  by
shareowners  of the  relevant  class.  These  expenses  may  include but are not
limited to: certain  distribution  fee payments;  printing and postage  expenses
related to preparing  and  distributing  required  documents  such as shareowner
reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements to current shareowners of a specific
class;  SEC  registration  fees and state "blue sky" fees incurred by a specific
class; litigation or other legal expenses relating to a specific class; expenses
incurred  as a result of issues  relating  to a specific  class;  and  different
transfer agency fees attributable to a specific class.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing,  the Investment Advisor or other service
provider may waive or reimburse  the expenses of a specific  class or classes to
the extent permitted under Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act.

                               PURCHASE OF SHARES

In General

         Shares of the Funds may be purchased directly from each Fund at the net
asset  value next  determined  after  receipt of the order in proper  form.  The
minimum  initial  investment is $5 million for Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund and
Chicago  Trust Bond Fund and $1 million  for  Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund;
there is no  minimum  subsequent  investment.  For  purposes  of the  investment
minimums,  the  balances  of each  Fund's  accounts  of clients  of a  financial
consultant may be aggregated in determining  whether the minimum  investment has
been met.  This  aggregation  may also be applied to the  accounts of  immediate
family  members  (i.e.,  a person's  spouse,  parents,  children,  siblings  and
in-laws). In addition, the aggregation may be applied to the related accounts of
a  corporation  or other legal entity.  Each Fund may waive the minimum  initial
investment by obtaining a letter of intent,  evidencing an investor's  intention
of meeting  the minimum  initial  investment  in a  specified  period of time as
continually  reviewed and approved by the Board. The minimum initial  investment
is waived for Trustees of the Trust and employees of the Investment  Advisor and
its affiliates. There is no sales load or charge in connection with the purchase
of shares.  The Company  reserves the right to reject any purchase  order and to
suspend the offering of shares of each Fund.  Each Fund also  reserves the right
to change the initial and subsequent investment minimums.

         Purchase orders for shares of a Fund which are received by the Transfer
Agent or an authorized  broker or its designee in proper form,  including  money
order,  check or bank  draft,  by the  regular  closing  of the New  York  Stock
Exchange  ("NYSE")  (currently  4:00 p.m.  Eastern  time) will be priced at such
Fund's  net  asset  value  determined  that  day.  If you  invest  by  check  or
non-federal funds wire, allow one business day after receipt for conversion into
federal funds.  Checks must be made payable to the Fund or to "Alleghany Funds."
If you wire money in the form of federal  funds,  your money will be invested at
the share price next  determined  after  receipt of the wire.  Orders for shares
received  in proper  form after 4:00 p.m.  will be priced at the net asset value
determined on the next day that the NYSE is open for trading.

         Each Fund  offers two  classes  of shares.  Only the Class I shares are
offered under this Prospectus.

         Each Fund may accept  telephone orders from  broker-dealers  or service
organizations or their authorized  designee which have been previously  approved
by  a  Fund.  It  is  the  responsibility  of  such  broker-dealers  or  service
organizations  to promptly  forward purchase orders and payments for same to the
Company. Shares of each Fund may be purchased through broker-dealers,  banks and
bank trust  departments which may charge the investor a transaction fee or other
fee for their services at the time of purchase. Such fees would not otherwise be
charged if the shares were purchased directly from the Company.

         Purchases may be made in one of the following ways:

Initial Purchases by Mail

         Shares  of each  Fund may be  purchased  initially  by  completing  the
application  accompanying  this Prospectus and mailing it to the Transfer Agent,
together  with a check  payable  to  "Montag &  Caldwell  Growth  Fund--Class  I
Shares,"  "Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund--Class I Shares" or "Chicago  Trust
Bond  Fund--Class I Shares," as  applicable,  c/o First Data  Investor  Services
Group Inc., P.O. Box 5164, Westborough,  Massachusetts 01581. The Funds will not
accept  third party  checks for the  purchase of shares.  Third party checks are
those that are made out to someone  other than the Fund and are endorsed over to
the Fund.

Initial Purchases by Wire

         An investor desiring to purchase shares of any Fund by wire should call
the Transfer  Agent first at (800)  992-8151  and request an account  number and
furnish  the  Fund  with  your  tax   identification   number.   Following  such
notification to the Transfer Agent, federal funds and registration  instructions
should be wired through the Federal Reserve System to:

                           BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT & TRUST
                                ABA # 01-10-01234
                              FOR: Alleghany Funds
                                   A/C 140414
                                FBO "FUND NUMBER"
                           "SHAREOWNER ACCOUNT NUMBER"

         A completed  application  with original  signature(s) of  registrant(s)
must be filed with the  Transfer  Agent  immediately  subsequent  to the initial
wire. Investors should be aware that some banks may impose a wire service fee.



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Subsequent Investments

         Once an account has been opened,  subsequent  purchases  may be made by
mail, bank wire, or by telephone.  When making  additional  investments by mail,
simply return the investment slip from a previous confirmation or statement with
your  investment  in the envelope  provided.  Your check must be made payable to
"Montag & Caldwell  Growth  Fund--Class I Shares,"  "Montag & Caldwell  Balanced
Fund--Class  I  Shares"  or  "Chicago  Trust  Bond  Fund--Class  I  Shares,"  as
applicable,  and mailed to the  Alleghany  Funds,  P.O.  Box 5163,  Westborough,
Massachusetts  01581.  The Funds  will not  accept  third  party  checks for the
subsequent purchase of shares.

         All investments  must be made in U.S.  dollars,  and, to avoid fees and
delays,  checks must be drawn only on banks located in the U.S. In order to help
ensure the receipt of good funds,  the Trust reserves the right to delay sending
your  redemption  proceeds  up to 15 days if you  purchased  shares by check.  A
charge  ($20  minimum)  will be imposed if any check  used for the  purchase  of
shares is returned.  The Funds and the Transfer  Agent each reserve the right to
reject any purchase order in whole or in part.

                               EXCHANGE OF SHARES

In General

         Shares of any of the Funds  within the  Company  may be  exchanged  for
shares of the same  class of any of the other  Funds  within  the  Company.  The
Company  currently  offers  Class I  shares  of the  following  Funds:  Montag &
Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund and Chicago Trust Bond
Fund.

         The exchange  privilege  is a  convenient  way to respond to changes in
your investment  goals or in market  conditions.  This privilege is not designed
for frequent trading in response to short-term market fluctuations. You may make
exchanges by mail or by telephone if you have  previously  elected the telephone
authorization   privilege  on  the  application  form.  The  telephone  exchange
privilege  may be  difficult to  implement  during times of drastic  economic or
market  changes.  The  purchase  of  shares  of any  Fund  through  an  exchange
transaction is accepted at the net asset value next determined.  You should keep
in mind that for tax purposes,  an exchange is treated as a redemption and a new
purchase,  each at net asset value of the  appropriate  Fund.  The Funds and the
Transfer Agent reserve the right to limit, amend, impose charges upon, terminate
or  otherwise  modify  the  exchange   privilege  on  prior  written  notice  to
shareowners.

         Exchanges  may be made  only for  shares of a Fund  then  offering  its
shares  for sale in your  state of  residence  and are  subject  to the  minimum
initial  investment  requirement.  Requests  for  telephone  exchanges  must  be
received  by the  Transfer  Agent by the close of  regular  trading  on the NYSE
(currently 4:00 p.m.  Eastern time) on any day that the NYSE is open for regular
trading.

                              REDEMPTION OF SHARES

In General

         Shares of each Fund may be redeemed  without charge on any business day
that the NYSE is open for  business.  Redemptions  will be  effective at the net
asset value per share next determined after the receipt by the Transfer Agent or
an  authorized  broker or its  designee  of a  redemption  request  meeting  the
requirements  described below.  Each Fund normally sends redemption  proceeds on
the next  business  day,  but in any event  redemption  proceeds are sent within
seven calendar days of receipt of a redemption request in proper form.  However,
your  redemption  proceeds  may be  delayed up to 15 days if you  purchased  the
shares to be redeemed by check until such check has cleared. Payment may also be
made by wire directly to any bank  previously  designated by the shareowner in a
shareowner account application. A shareowner will be charged $20 for redemptions
by wire. Also,  please note that the shareowner's bank may impose a fee for this
wire service.

         Except as noted below,  redemption  requests received in proper form by
the Transfer Agent or an authorized broker or its designee prior to the close of
regular  trading hours on the NYSE on any business day that the Fund  calculates
its per share net asset value are effective that day.

         Redemption  requests received after the close of the NYSE are effective
as of the time the net asset value per share is next  determined.  No redemption
will be processed until the Transfer Agent has received a completed  application
with respect to the account.

         The Funds  will  satisfy  redemption  requests  in cash to the  fullest
extent feasible, so long as such payments would not, in the opinion of the Board
of  Trustees,   result  in  the  necessity  of  a  Fund  selling   assets  under
disadvantageous  conditions or to the detriment of the remaining  shareowners of
the Fund.  Pursuant  to the  Company's  Trust  Instrument,  payment  for  shares
redeemed  may be made  either in cash or  in-kind,  or partly in cash and partly
in-kind.  However, the Company has elected pursuant to Rule 18f-1 under the 1940
Act to redeem its shares  solely in cash up to the lesser of  $250,000  or 1% of
the net asset  value of the  Fund,  during  any  ninety-day  period  for any one
shareowner.  Payments  in  excess of this  limit by the Funds  will also be made
wholly in cash unless the Board of Trustees  believes that  economic  conditions
exist which would make such a practice  detrimental to the best interests of any
such Fund. Any portfolio  securities paid or distributed in-kind would be valued
as described under "NET ASSET VALUE." In the event that an in-kind  distribution
is made,  a shareowner  may incur  additional  expenses,  such as the payment of
brokerage  commissions,  on the  sale or  other  disposition  of the  securities
received from a Fund.  In-kind  payments need not constitute a cross-section  of
the Fund's portfolio.

         Shares may be redeemed in one of the following ways:

Redemptions by Mail

         Shareowners may submit a written  request for redemption to:  Alleghany
Funds, P.O. Box 5164,  Westborough,  Massachusetts 01581. The request must be in
good order which means that it must: (i) identify the shareowner's  account name
and account number;  (ii) state the fund name;  (iii) state the number of shares
to be  redeemed;  and (iv) be signed by each  registered  owner  exactly  as the
shares are registered.

         To  prevent  fraudulent  redemptions,  a  signature  guarantee  for the
signature of each person in whose name the account is  registered is required on
all written  redemption  requests over $50,000. A guarantee may be obtained from
any  commercial  bank,  trust  company,  savings and loan  association,  federal
savings bank, a member firm of a national  securities exchange or other eligible
financial  institution.  Credit  unions must be  authorized  to issue  signature
guarantees;  notary public endorsements will not be accepted. The Transfer Agent
may  require   additional   supporting   documents  for   redemptions   made  by
corporations,  executors,  administrators,  trustees,  guardians, and retirement
plans.

         A redemption  request will not be deemed to be properly  received until
the Transfer  Agent  receives all required  documents in proper form.  Questions
with respect to the proper form for  redemption  requests  should be directed to
the Transfer Agent at (800) 992-8151.

Redemptions by Telephone

         Shareowners  who  have  so  indicated  on  the  application,   or  have
subsequently  arranged in writing to do so, may redeem shares by instructing the
Transfer Agent by telephone at (800) 992-8151.

         In  order to  arrange  for  redemption  by wire or  telephone  after an
account has been opened, or to change the bank or account  designated to receive
redemption proceeds, a written request must be sent to the Transfer Agent at the
address listed under  "Redemptions by Mail" above.  Such requests must be signed
by the  shareowner,  with signatures  guaranteed (see  "Redemptions by Mail" for
details regarding signature guarantees).  Further documentation may be requested
from corporations, executors, administrators, trustees, or guardians.

         Each Fund  reserves the right to refuse a wire or telephone  redemption
if it is believed  advisable to do so.  Procedures  for redeeming Fund shares by
wire or  telephone  may be  modified  or  terminated  at any time by the  Funds.
Neither the Funds nor any of their  service  contractors  will be liable for any
loss or  expense  in acting  upon  telephone  instructions  that are  reasonably
believed to be genuine. In attempting to confirm that telephone instructions are
genuine,  the  Funds  will use such  procedures  as are  considered  reasonable,
including  requesting  a shareowner  to correctly  state his or her Fund account
number,  the name in which  his or her  account  is  registered,  his or her tax
identification number, banking institution, bank account number, and the name in
which his or her bank account is registered.

         Shares of each Fund may be  redeemed  through  certain  broker-dealers,
banks and bank trust  departments  who may charge the investor a transaction fee
or other fee for their services at the time of  redemption.  Such fees would not
otherwise be charged if the shares were redeemed from the Company.

                                 NET ASSET VALUE

         The net asset  value per share of the Fund is  computed as of the close
of  regular  trading on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for  trading.  The
NYSE is closed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Presidents'
Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day,  Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,
and Christmas Day.

         The net asset  value per share is  computed  by adding the value of all
securities  and  other  assets  in  the  portfolio,  deducting  any  liabilities
(expenses  and fees are  accrued  daily)  and  dividing  by the number of shares
outstanding.  The portfolio  securities of each Fund listed or traded on a stock
exchange are valued at the latest sale price. If no sale price is reported,  the
mean  of  the  latest  bid  and  asked   prices  is  used.   Securities   traded
over-the-counter are priced at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices. When
market  quotations  are not readily  available,  securities and other assets are
valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees.

         Bonds are valued through valuations  obtained from a commercial pricing
service  or at the mean of the most  recent  bid and asked  prices  provided  by
investment  dealers in accordance  with  procedures  established by the Board of
Trustees.  Options,  futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement
price as determined by the appropriate clearing corporation.

                               DIVIDENDS AND TAXES

Dividends

         Dividends,  if any,  from each  Fund's net  investment  income  will be
declared and paid quarterly.  Aggregate net profits,  if any,  realized from the
sale of portfolio  securities,  are  distributed  at least once each year unless
they are used to offset losses carried  forward from prior years,  in which case
no such gain will be distributed.

         Income  dividends  and  capital  gain   distributions   are  reinvested
automatically  in  additional  shares at net asset  value,  unless  you elect to
receive  them in  cash.  Distribution  options  may be  changed  at any  time by
requesting  a change in  writing.  Any check in  payment of  dividends  or other
distributions  which  cannot be  delivered  by the Post Office or which  remains
uncashed  for a  period  of  more  than  one  year  may  be  reinvested  in  the
shareowner's account at the then current net asset value and the dividend option
may  be  changed  from  cash  to  reinvest.  Dividends  are  reinvested  on  the
ex-dividend  date (the "ex-date") at the net asset value determined at the close
of business on that date.  Please note that shares purchased  shortly before the
record  date for a dividend  or  distribution  may have the effect of  returning
capital although such dividends and distributions are subject to taxes.

         Dividends  paid by each  Fund  with  respect  to  Class  N  shares  are
calculated in the same manner and at the same time as Class I shares. Both Class
N and Class I shares of each Fund will share  proportionately  in the investment
income and general expenses of each Fund, but the per share dividends of Class N
shares will differ from the per share dividends of Class I shares as a result of
class-specific  expenses as discussed in "Expenses" under "ADMINISTRATION OF THE
FUND."

Taxes

         Each Fund  intends to  continue to qualify as a  "regulated  investment
company"  under  Subchapter M of the Internal  Revenue Code ("the  Code").  Such
qualification  relieves  the Fund of liability  for Federal  income taxes to the
extent the Fund's  earnings are  distributed in accordance  with the Code.  Each
Fund is treated as a separate entity for Federal tax purposes.  Distributions of
any net investment income and of any net realized  short-term  capital gains are
taxable to shareowners  as ordinary  income.  Distributions  of net capital gain
(the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term  capital loss) are
taxable to  shareowners  as  long-term  capital  gain  regardless  of how long a
shareowner may have held shares of a Fund. The tax treatment of distributions of
ordinary  income  or  capital  gains  will be the same  whether  the  shareowner
reinvests the  distributions  or elects to receive them in cash. A  distribution
will be treated as paid on  December 31 of the  current  calendar  year if it is
declared in October, November or December with a record date in such a month and
paid during January of the following  calendar year. Such  distributions will be
taxable to  shareowners  in the  calendar  year in which the  distributions  are
declared, rather than the calendar year in which the distributions are received.

         Shareowners  will be advised  annually  of the source and tax status of
all distributions  for Federal income tax purposes.  Dividends and distributions
may be subject to state and local income taxes.  Further  information  regarding
the tax  consequences  of investing in the Funds is included in the Statement of
Additional Information. The above discussion is intended for general information
only.  Investors  should  consult  their  own tax  advisors  for  more  specific
information on the tax consequences of particular types of distributions.

         Redemptions of Fund shares, and the exchange of shares between Funds of
the  Company,  are taxable  events  and,  accordingly,  shareowners  may realize
capital gains or losses on these transactions.

         Shareowners  may  be  subject  to  back-up  withholding  on  reportable
dividend and redemption payments ("back-up withholding") if a certified taxpayer
identification  number  is not on file  with  the  Fund,  or if,  to the  Fund's
knowledge,  an incorrect  number has been furnished.  An  individual's  taxpayer
identification number is his/her social security number.

                            PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNDS

In General

         Performance  may be advertised to present or  prospective  shareowners.
The figures are based on  historical  performance  and should not be  considered
representative  of future  results.  The value of an  investment  in a Fund will
fluctuate and an investor's  shares,  when  redeemed,  may be worth more or less
than their original cost. Performance  information for a Fund may be compared to
various unmanaged  indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial  Average and the S&P
500 Index,  and to the  performance of other mutual funds tracked by mutual fund
rating  services.  Further  information  about the  performance  of the Funds is
included  in the  Statement  of  Additional  Information,  which may be obtained
without charge by contacting the Fund at (800) 992-8151.

Total Return

         Total  Return is defined as the change in value of an  investment  in a
Fund  over a  particular  period,  assuming  that all  distributions  have  been
reinvested.  Thus,  total  return  reflects  not only  income  earned,  but also
variations  in share  prices at the  beginning  and end of the  period.  Average
annual total return is determined by computing the annual compound return over a
stated period of time that would have produced a Fund's  cumulative total return
over the same period if the Fund's performance had remained constant throughout.

                               GENERAL INFORMATION

Organization

         Each Fund is a separate, diversified, series of the Company, a Delaware
business trust  organized  pursuant to a Trust  Instrument  dated  September 10,
1993.  The Company is  registered  under the 1940 Act as an open-end  management
investment company, commonly known as a mutual fund. The Trustees of the Company
may  establish  additional  series or classes of shares  without the approval of
shareowners.  The assets of each  series  belong  only to that  series,  and the
liabilities of each series are borne solely by that series and no other.

Description of Shares

         Each  Fund is  authorized  to issue an  unlimited  number  of shares of
beneficial  interest  without  par value.  Shares of each Fund  represent  equal
proportionate  interests  in the  assets  of the Fund  only  and have  identical
voting, dividend,  redemption,  liquidation, and other rights. All shares issued
are fully paid and  non-assessable,  and shareowners have no preemptive or other
right to subscribe to any additional shares and no conversion rights. Currently,
there is only one class of shares  issued by the  Company,  except  for Montag &
Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund and Chicago Trust Bond
Fund which each offer two classes of shares: Class I shares which are offered by
this  Prospectus,  and  Class N shares.  Class N shares  are  offered  to retail
investors.  Information about Class N shares is available by calling the Fund at
(800) 992-8151.

Voting Rights

         Each  issued and  outstanding  full and  fractional  share of a Fund is
entitled to one full and fractional  vote in the Fund and all shares of the Fund
participate  equally in regard to  dividends,  distributions,  and  liquidations
except  that  Class  I  shares  have  no  voting  rights  with  respect  to  the
distribution  plan.  Shareowners do not have  cumulative  voting rights.  On any
matter  submitted to a vote of shareowners,  shares of a Fund or class will vote
separately  except when a vote of  shareowners  in the  aggregate is required by
law, or when the Trustees have  determined that the matter affects the interests
of the Fund, in which case the shareowners of the Fund shall be entitled to vote
thereon.  The business and affairs of each Fund are managed  under the direction
of the Board of Trustees. See "PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES" in the Statement
of Additional Information.

Shareowner Meetings

         The  Trustees of the  Company do not intend to hold annual  meetings of
shareowners of the Funds. The Trustees have undertaken to the SEC, however, that
they will promptly call a meeting for the purpose of voting upon the question of
removal  of any  Trustee  when  requested  to do so by not less  than 10% of the
outstanding shareowners of the Fund. In addition, subject to certain conditions,
shareowners  may apply to the Company to communicate  with other  shareowners to
request  a  shareowners'  meeting  to vote  upon the  removal  of a  Trustee  or
Trustees.

Certain Provisions of Trust Instrument

         Under Delaware law, the shareowners of the Funds will not be personally
liable for the  obligations  of any Fund; a  shareowner  is entitled to the same
limitation of personal  liability  extended to shareowners of  corporations.  To
guard  against  the risk that the  Delaware  law might not be  applied  in other
states,  the Trust  Instrument  requires  that every  written  obligation of the
Company or a Fund contain a statement that such  obligation may only be enforced
against the assets of the Company or Fund and provides for  indemnification  out
of Company or Fund  property  of any  shareowner  nevertheless  held  personally
liable for Company or Fund obligations.

Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage Commissions

         Each  Fund  will  attempt  to obtain  the best  overall  price and most
favorable execution of transactions in portfolio securities. However, subject to
policies  established by the Board of Trustees of the Company,  a Fund may pay a
broker-dealer  a commission for effecting a portfolio  transaction for a Fund in
excess of the amount of commission another  broker-dealer  would have charged if
Montag  &  Caldwell  determines  in good  faith  that  the  commission  paid was
reasonable  in relation to the brokerage or research  services  provided by such
broker-dealer,  viewed in terms of that  particular  transaction  or such firm's
overall responsibilities with respect to the clients,  including the Fund, as to
which  it  exercises   investment   discretion.   In  selecting  and  monitoring
broker-dealers  and negotiating  commissions,  consideration  will be given to a
broker-dealer's  reliability,  the  quality  of  its  execution  services  on  a
continuing basis and its financial condition.

         Subject to the  foregoing  considerations,  preference  may be given in
executing portfolio  transactions for the Fund to brokers which have sold shares
of that Fund.

Shareowner Reports and Inquiries

         Shareowners  will  receive   Semi-Annual   Reports  showing   portfolio
investments  and other  information as of April 30 and Annual Reports audited by
independent accountants as of October 31. Shareowners with inquiries should call
the  Funds at  (800)  992-8151  or write to  Alleghany  Funds,  P.O.  Box  5164,
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581.



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                                    APPENDIX

Debt Ratings

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. describes classifications of corporate bonds as 
follows:

"Aaa"    --These  bonds are  judged to be of the best  quality.  They  carry the
         smallest  degree of investment  risk and are  generally  referred to as
         "gilt-edged."  Interest  payments  are  protected  by a large  or by an
         exceptionally  stable margin and principal is secure. While the various
         protective  elements  are  likely to  change,  such  changes  as can be
         visualized  are  most  unlikely  to  impair  the  fundamentally  strong
         position of such issues.

"Aa"     -- These  bonds are  judged  to be of high  quality  by all  standards.
         Together with the "Aaa" group they comprise what are generally known as
         high-grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower than the best  bonds  because
         margins of  protection  may not be as large as in "Aaa"  securities  or
         fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there
         may be other  elements  present which make the  long-term  risks appear
         somewhat larger than in "Aaa" securities.

"A"      -- These bonds possess many favorable investment  attributes and are to
         be  considered  as  upper  medium-grade  obligations.   Factors  giving
         security  to  principal  and  interest  are  considered  adequate,  but
         elements may be present  which suggest a  susceptibility  to impairment
         sometime in the future.

"Baa"    -- These bonds are considered as medium-grade  obligations,  i.e., they
         are neither highly protected nor poorly secured.  Interest payments and
         principal   security  appear  adequate  for  the  present  but  certain
         protective  elements  may  be  lacking  or  may  be  characteristically
         unreliable over any great length of time.  Such bonds lack  outstanding
         investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics
         as well.

Moody's  may modify a rating of "Aa",  "A" OR "Baa" by adding  numerical  
modifiers  1, 2, 3 to show  relative  standing  within  these
categories.

Standard  &  Poor's  Corporation  describes  classifications  of  corporate  and
municipal debt as follows:

"AAA"    -- This is the highest  rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt
         obligation and indicates an extremely  strong  capacity to pay interest
         and repay principal.

"AA"     -- These bonds also qualify as  high-quality  debt  obligations.  Their
         capacity to pay interest and repay principal is very strong and differs
         from the "AAA" issues only in small degree.

"A"      -- These  bonds  have a  strong  capacity  to pay  interest  and  repay
         principal,  although they are somewhat more  susceptible to the adverse
         effects of changes in circumstances  and economic  conditions than debt
         in higher rated categories.

"BBB"    -- These  bonds are  regarded  as having an  adequate  capacity  to pay
         interest and repay  principal.  Whereas they normally  exhibit adequate
         protection   parameters,   adverse  economic   conditions  or  changing
         circumstances  are more  likely to lead to a weakened  capacity  to pay
         interest and repay  principal for bonds in this category than for bonds
         in the higher rated categories.

Plus (+) or Minus (-) -- The ratings from "AA" through  "BBB" may be modified by
the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative  standing within the major
rating categories.


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                               INVESTMENT ADVISORS


                             Montag & Caldwell, Inc.
                          1100 Atlanta Financial Center
                             3343 Peachtree Road, NE
                             Atlanta, GA 30326-1450

                            The Chicago Trust Company
                             171 North Clark Street
                             Chicago, IL 60601-3294


                                  ADMINISTRATOR


                            The Chicago Trust Company
                             171 North Clark Street
                             Chicago, IL 60601-3294


                                    CUSTODIAN


                              Bankers Trust Company
                                 16 Wall Street
                               New York, NY 10005



             For Additional Information about Alleghany Funds, call:
                                                            (800) 992-8151




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                                 ALLEGHANY FUNDS

                         Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund-
                       Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
                            Chicago Trust Talon Fund
                           Chicago Trust Balanced Fund
                         Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund
                             Chicago Trust Bond Fund
                        Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund
                         Chicago Trust Money Market Fund
                   Alleghany/Chicago Trust SmallCap Value Fund
                    Alleghany/Veredus Aggressive Growth Fund


                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                DECEMBER 21, 1998

         This  Statement  of  Additional   Information  provides   supplementary
information  pertaining  to  shares  representing  interests  in ten  investment
portfolios  of  Alleghany  Funds  (formerly  known  as the  "CT&T  Funds")  (the
"Company"):  Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund;  Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund;
Chicago  Trust  Talon Fund;  Chicago  Trust  Balanced  Fund  (formerly  known as
"Chicago Trust Asset Allocation Fund"); Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund; Chicago
Trust Bond Fund;  Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund;  Chicago Trust Money Market
Fund;   Alleghany/Chicago  Trust  SmallCap  Value  Fund;  and  Alleghany/Veredus
Aggressive Growth Fund. Each Fund offers Class N shares for retail investors and
Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Montag and Caldwell  Balanced  Fund and Chicago
Trust Bond Fund also offer Class I shares for institutional investors.

         This  Statement of  Additional  Information  is not a  Prospectus,  and
should be read only in  conjunction  with the  Prospectus  for Montag & Caldwell
Growth  Fund;  Chicago  Trust Growth & Income  Fund;  Chicago  Trust Talon Fund;
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund; Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund; Chicago Trust Bond
Fund;  Chicago  Trust  Municipal  Bond Fund and Chicago  Trust Money Market Fund
dated February 27, 1998, the  Prospectus  for  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust SmallCap
Value Fund and  Alleghany/Veredus  Aggressive Growth Fund dated November 4, 1998
or the Class I Shares  Prospectus  for Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund;  Montag &
Caldwell  Balanced Fund and Chicago Trust Bond Fund dated December 21, 1998 (the
"Prospectus").  No investment in shares should be made without first reading the
Prospectus.  A copy of the  Prospectus  may be obtained  without charge from the
Company at the address and telephone number below.

Alleghany Funds:                                           Investment Advisors:

171 North Clark Street                                   MONTAG & CALDWELL, INC.
Chicago, IL  60601                                 1100 Atlanta Financial Center
(800) 992-8151                                           3343 Peachtree Road, NE
                                                          Atlanta, GA 30326-1450

                                                       THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY
                                                          171 North Clark Street
                                                              Chicago, IL  60601



         No person has been  authorized to give any  information  or to make any
representations not contained in this Statement of Additional  Information or in
the Prospectus in connection  with the offering made by the  Prospectus  and, if
given or made, such  information or  representations  must not be relied upon as
having been  authorized by the Company or its  distributor.  The Prospectus does
not  constitute  an  offering  by  the  Company  or by  the  distributor  in any
jurisdiction in which such offering may not lawfully be made.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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THE FUNDS                                                                                                      3
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS                                                                    3
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS                                                                                       15
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS                                                                                         16
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES                                                                               18
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES                                                                        21
     Investment Advisory Agreements                                                                           21
     Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement                                                                        23
     The Administrator and Sub-Administrator                                                                  23
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS                                                              25
TAXES                                                                                                         26
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION                                                                                       28
OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                             31
APPENDIX                                                                                                      32
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 The Annual Report Including Audited Financial Statements dated October 31, 1997

                                      Montag  &  Caldwell  Growth  Fund  Chicago
                                      Trust Growth & Income Fund  Chicago  Trust
                                      Talon Fund  Chicago  Trust  Balanced  Fund
                                      Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund  Chicago
                                      Trust Bond Fund  Chicago  Trust  Municipal
                                      Bond Fund Chicago Trust Money Market Fund

The Semi-Annual Report Including Unaudited Financial Statements dated 
April 30, 1998

                                      Montag  &  Caldwell  Growth  Fund  Chicago
                                      Trust Growth & Income Fund  Chicago  Trust
                                      Talon Fund  Chicago  Trust  Balanced  Fund
                                      Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund  Chicago
                                      Trust Bond Fund  Chicago  Trust  Municipal
                                      Bond Fund Chicago Trust Money Market Fund



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                                    THE FUNDS

         Alleghany Funds, 171 North Clark Street, Chicago,  Illinois 60601, is a
no-load,  open-end  management  investment  company which  currently  offers ten
series of shares of  beneficial  interest  representing  separate  portfolios of
investments:  Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund, Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund,
Chicago  Trust  Talon  Fund,  Chicago  Trust  Balanced  Fund,  Montag & Caldwell
Balanced  Fund,  Chicago  Trust Bond Fund,  Chicago Trust  Municipal  Bond Fund,
Chicago Trust Money Market Fund,  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust  SmallCap Value Fund,
and  Alleghany/Veredus  Aggressive  Growth  Fund  (collectively  referred  to as
"Funds" or individually as a "Fund").

                   INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS

         The following  supplements the information  contained in the Prospectus
concerning  the  investment  policies of the Funds.  Except as otherwise  stated
below or in the  Prospectus,  all Funds may invest in the portfolio  investments
included in this section.  A description  of  applicable  credit  ratings is set
forth in the Appendix to the Prospectus.

         The investment  practices described below, except for the discussion of
portfolio loan transactions, are not fundamental and may be changed by the Board
of Trustees without the approval of the shareowners.

         As discussed in the  Prospectus,  certain of the  following  investment
instruments  are generally  considered  "derivative" in nature and are so noted.
While not a  fundamental  policy,  each Fund that is  permitted  the use of such
instruments  will generally limit its aggregate  holdings of such instruments to
20% or less of its total assets.

RESTRICTED SECURITIES

         Each Fund will limit  investments  in  securities  of issuers which the
Fund is restricted  from selling to the public  without  registration  under the
1933 Act to no more than 5% of the Fund's  total  assets,  excluding  restricted
securities  eligible for resale  pursuant to Rule 144A that have been determined
to be liquid by a Fund's Investment  Advisor,  pursuant to guidelines adopted by
the Company's Board of Trustees.

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES

         Common stock occupies the most junior  position in a company's  capital
structure.  Convertible securities entitle the holder to exchange the securities
for a specified  number of shares of common stock,  usually of the same company,
at specified  prices within a certain period of time and to receive  interest or
dividends until the holder elects to convert.  The provisions of any convertible
security determine its ranking in a company's capital structure.  In the case of
subordinated convertible debentures,  the holder's claims on assets and earnings
are subordinated to the claims of other creditors,  and are senior to the claims
of  preferred  and  common  shareowners.  In the  case of  preferred  stock  and
convertible  preferred  stock,  the  holder's  claims on assets and earnings are
subordinated  to the  claims of all  creditors  but are  senior to the claims of
common shareowners.

MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED RISKS

         Money market instruments in which the Funds may invest include, but are
not limited to the following: short-term corporate obligations;  Certificates of
Deposit  ("CDs");  Eurodollar  Certificates  of  Deposit  ("Euro  CDs");  Yankee
Certificates of Deposit ("Yankee CDs");  foreign bankers'  acceptances;  foreign
commercial paper; letter of credit-backed  commercial paper; time deposits; loan
participations  ("LPs");  variable- and  floating-rate  instruments;  and master
demand notes.

         Euro CDs,  Yankee CDs and foreign  bankers'  acceptances  involve risks
that are different from investments in securities of U.S. banks. The major risk,
which is sometimes  referred to as "sovereign risk," pertains to possible future
unfavorable  political and economic  developments,  possible  withholding taxes,
seizures of foreign deposits,  currency controls, interest limitations, or other
governmental  restrictions  which might affect payment of principal or interest.
Investment in foreign  commercial  paper also involves  risks that are different
from  investments  in securities of commercial  paper issued by U.S.  companies.
Non-U.S. securities markets generally are not as developed or efficient as those
in the United States.  Such securities may be less liquid and more volatile than
securities of comparable U.S. corporations.  Non-U.S.  issuers are not generally
subject to uniform accounting and financial reporting  standards,  practices and
requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers. In addition,  there
may be less public information available about foreign banks, their branches and
other issuers.

         Time deposits  usually  trade at a premium over  Treasuries of the same
maturity.  Investors  regard such deposits as carrying  some credit risk,  which
Treasuries do not; also,  investors  regard time deposits as being  sufficiently
less liquid than Treasuries; hence, investors demand some extra yield for buying
time deposits rather than Treasuries. The investor in a loan participation has a
dual credit risk to both the borrower and also the selling bank. The second risk
arises  because it is the selling bank that collects  interest and principal and
sends it to the investor.

Variable- and Floating-Rate Instruments and Related Risks

         With respect to the variable- and floating-rate instruments that may be
acquired  by Chicago  Trust  Balanced  Fund,  Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund,
Chicago Trust Bond Fund and Chicago Trust  Municipal  Bond Fund,  the Investment
Advisor will consider the earning power,  cash flows and other liquidity  ratios
of the issuers and guarantors of such  instruments  and, if the  instruments are
subject to demand features,  will monitor their financial status with respect to
the  ability of the  issuer to meet its  obligation  to make  payment on demand.
Where necessary to ensure that a variable- or  floating-rate  instrument meets a
Fund's quality requirements, the issuer's obligation to pay the principal of the
instrument  will be backed by an  unconditional  bank  letter or line of credit,
guarantee, or commitment to lend.

         Because  variable  and  floating-rate  instruments  are direct  lending
arrangements  between the lender and the borrower,  it is not contemplated  that
such instruments will generally be traded, and there is generally no established
secondary  market for these  obligations,  although they are  redeemable at face
value. Accordingly, where these obligations are not secured by letters of credit
or other credit support arrangements, the Fund's right to redeem is dependent on
the ability of the borrower to pay principal and interest on demand.

         The same credit  research  must be done for master  demand  notes as in
accepted names for potential commercial paper issuers to reduce the chances of a
borrower getting into serious financial difficulties.

Loans of Portfolio Securities and Related Risks

         All  Funds  except  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust  SmallCap  Value  Fund and
Alleghany/Veredus  Aggressive  Growth  Fund may  lend  portfolio  securities  to
broker-dealers  and  financial  institutions  provided:  (1) the loan is secured
continuously by collateral marked-to-market daily and maintained in an amount at
least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned; (2) a Fund may
call the loan at any time and receive  the  securities  loaned;  (3) a Fund will
receive any interest or  dividends  paid on the loaned  securities;  and (4) the
aggregate  market  value of  securities  loaned  by a Fund  will not at any time
exceed 25% of the total assets of such Fund.

         Collateral   will   consist  of  U.S.   Government   securities,   cash
equivalents,  or irrevocable  letters of credit.  Loans of securities  involve a
risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities or may fail to maintain
the  proper  amount  of  collateral.  Therefore,  a Fund will  only  enter  into
portfolio loans after a review by the Investment Advisor,  under the supervision
of the Board of  Trustees,  including  a review of the  creditworthiness  of the
borrower. Such reviews will be monitored on an ongoing basis.

Loan Participations ("LPs")

         All Funds may engage in LPs.  LPs are loans sold by the lending bank to
an investor.  The loan participant  borrower may be a company with  highly-rated
commercial  paper that finds it can obtain  cheaper  funding  through an LP than
with  commercial  paper and can also increase the company's name  recognition in
the capital markets. LPs often generate greater yield than commercial paper.

         The  borrower  of the  underlying  loan will be deemed to be the issuer
except to the extent the Fund  derives  its rights  from the  intermediary  bank
which sold the LPs.  Because LPs are  undivided  interests in a loan made by the
issuing bank, the Fund may not have the right to proceed against the LP borrower
without  the  consent of other  holders  of the LPs.  In  addition,  LPs will be
treated as illiquid if, in the judgment of the Investment  Advisor,  they cannot
be sold within seven days.

Foreign Bankers' Acceptances

         All Funds may purchase foreign bankers'  acceptances,  although Chicago
Trust Money Market Fund's purchases are limited by the quality standards of Rule
2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). Foreign bankers'
acceptances are short-term (270 days or less),  non-interest-bearing  notes sold
at a discount  and redeemed by the  accepting  foreign bank at maturity for full
face value and denominated in U.S. dollars. Foreign bankers' acceptances are the
obligations  of the  foreign  bank  involved,  to pay a draft  drawn  on it by a
customer.  These  instruments  reflect the  obligation  both of the bank and the
drawer to pay the face amount of the instrument upon maturity.

Foreign Commercial Paper

         All Funds may purchase foreign commercial paper, although Chicago Trust
Money Market Fund's purchases are limited by the quality  standards of Rule 2a-7
under the 1940 Act. Foreign  commercial  paper consists of short-term  unsecured
promissory  notes  denominated  in U.S.  dollars,  either  issued  directly by a
foreign  firm in the U.S.,  or  issued by a  "domestic  shell"  subsidiary  of a
foreign firm  established to raise dollars for the firm's  operations  abroad or
for its U.S. subsidiary. Like commercial paper issued by U.S. companies, foreign
commercial  paper is  rated  by the  rating  agencies  (Moody's,  S&P) as to the
issuer's creditworthiness.  Foreign commercial paper can potentially provide the
investor with a greater yield than domestic commercial paper.

Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit ("Euro CDs")

         A Euro CD is a receipt from a bank for funds deposited at that bank for
a specific  period of time at some  specific rate of return and  denominated  in
U.S. dollars.  It is the liability of a U.S. bank branch or foreign bank located
outside the U.S. Almost all Euro CDs are issued in London.

Yankee Certificates of Deposit ("Yankee CDs")

         Yankee CDs are certificates of deposit that are issued  domestically by
foreign  banks.  It is a means by which  foreign  banks may gain  access to U.S.
markets through their branches which are located in the United States, typically
in New York. These CDs are treated as domestic securities.

Repurchase Agreements

         The repurchase price under the repurchase  agreements  described in the
Prospectus generally equals the price paid by a Fund plus interest negotiated on
the basis of current  short-term  rates (which may be more or less than the rate
on the securities  underlying the repurchase  agreement).  Repurchase agreements
may be considered loans by a Fund under the 1940 Act.

         The financial  institutions with which a Fund may enter into repurchase
agreements are banks and non-bank dealers of U.S. Government securities that are
listed on the Federal  Reserve Bank of New York's list of reporting  dealers and
banks,  if such  banks and  non-bank  dealers  are  deemed  creditworthy  by the
Investment  Advisor  or  Sub-Investment   Advisor.  The  Investment  Advisor  or
Sub-Investment  Advisor  will  continue to monitor the  creditworthiness  of the
seller  under a  repurchase  agreement,  and will require the seller to maintain
during  the term of the  agreement  the value of the  securities  subject to the
agreement at not less than the repurchase price.

         Each Fund will only enter into a repurchase  agreement where the market
value of the underlying  security,  including  interest accrued,  will be at all
times equal to or exceed the value of the repurchase  agreement.  The securities
held  subject to a repurchase  agreement by Chicago  Trust Money Market Fund may
have stated maturities  exceeding 13 months,  provided the repurchase  agreement
itself matures in less than 13 months.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

         Reverse repurchase  agreements involve the sale of securities held by a
Fund pursuant to a Fund's  agreement to repurchase  the  securities at an agreed
upon price,  date and rate of interest.  Such  agreements  are  considered to be
borrowings  under the 1940 Act,  and may be entered  into only for  temporary or
emergency  purposes.  While reverse repurchase  transactions are outstanding,  a
Fund will maintain in a segregated  account  cash,  or liquid,  securities in an
amount  at least  equal to the  market  value of the  securities,  plus  accrued
interest, subject to the agreement. (Liquid securities as used in the prospectus
and this Statement of Additional  Information include equity securities and debt
securities that are unencumbered and market-to-market daily.) Reverse repurchase
agreements  involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the
Fund may decline  below the price at which the Fund is obligated  to  repurchase
such securities.



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Securities of Other Investment Companies

         Each Fund  intends to limit its  investments  in  securities  issued by
other investment  companies so that, as determined  immediately after a purchase
of such  securities  is made:  (i) not more than 5% of the  value of the  Fund's
total assets will be invested in the securities of any one  investment  company;
(ii) not more than 10% of its total assets will be invested in the  aggregate in
securities of investment companies as a group; and (iii) not more than 3% of the
outstanding voting stock of any one investment company will be owned by the Fund
as a whole.  Each  Fund will  also  limit  investments  in  securities  of other
investment companies as described in the Prospectus under "INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
AND RISK  CONSIDERATIONS" and in this Statement of Additional  Information under
"INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS."

Lower-Grade Debt Securities and Related Risks

         The following discussion applies to Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund,
Chicago Trust Talon Fund,  Chicago Trust Balanced Fund, Chicago Trust Bond Fund,
and Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund.

         Fixed income securities rated lower than "Baa3" by Moody's or "BBB-" by
S&P are considered to be of poor standing and  predominantly  speculative.  Such
securities are subject to a substantial  degree of credit risk. Such medium- and
low-grade  bonds  held by a Fund may be issued  as a  consequence  of  corporate
restructurings,   such  as  leveraged  buy-outs,  mergers,  acquisitions,   debt
recapitalizations; or similar events. Also, high-yield bonds are often issued by
smaller,  less  creditworthy  companies or by highly leveraged firms,  which are
generally  less  able  than  more  financially  stable  firms to make  scheduled
payments of interest and  principal.  The risks posed by bonds issued under such
circumstances are substantial.

         In the  past,  the high  yields  from  low-grade  bonds  have more than
compensated for the higher default rates on such securities.  However, there can
be no assurance that  diversification will protect the Fund from widespread bond
defaults  brought about by a sustained  economic  downturn,  or that yields will
continue to offset default rates on high-yield  bonds in the future.  Issuers of
these  securities are often highly  leveraged,  so that their ability to service
their debt obligations  during an economic  downturn or during sustained periods
of rising interest rates may be impaired. In addition, such issuers may not have
more  traditional  methods of financing  available to them, and may be unable to
repay debt at maturity by refinancing.  Further,  the recent economic  recession
has  resulted in default  levels with  respect to such  securities  in excess of
historic averages.

         The value of lower-rated debt securities will be influenced not only by
changing  interest  rates,  but also by the bond  market's  perception of credit
quality and the outlook for economic growth.  When economic conditions appear to
be deteriorating, low- and medium-rated bonds may decline in market value due to
investors'  heightened  concern over credit  quality,  regardless  of prevailing
interest rates. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based
on  fundamental  analysis,  may decrease the value and liquidity of  lower-rated
securities  held by a Fund,  especially in a thinly traded  market.  Illiquid or
restricted securities held by a Fund may involve valuation difficulties.

         Especially  at  such  times,   trading  in  the  secondary  market  for
high-yield  bonds may become  thin and  market  liquidity  may be  significantly
reduced.  Even under normal  conditions,  the market for high-yield bonds may be
less  liquid than the market for  investment-grade  corporate  bonds.  There are
fewer securities  dealers in the high-yield market, and purchasers of high-yield
bonds  are  concentrated  among  a  smaller  group  of  securities  dealers  and
institutional investors. In periods of reduced market liquidity, high-yield bond
prices may become more volatile.

         Youth and Growth of Lower-Rated  Securities Market -- The recent growth
of the lower-rated  securities market has paralleled a long economic  expansion,
and it has not  weathered a recession in the market's  present size and form. An
economic  downturn or  increase  in interest  rates is likely to have an adverse
effect  on the  lower-rated  securities  market  generally  (resulting  in  more
defaults) and on the value of lower-rated securities contained in the portfolios
of the Funds which hold these securities.

         Sensitivity  to Interest  Rate and Economic  Changes -- The economy and
interest  rates  can  affect  lower-rated   securities  differently  from  other
securities. For example, the prices of lower-rated securities are more sensitive
to adverse economic changes or individual  corporate  developments  than are the
prices of  higher-rated  investments.  Also,  during  an  economic  downturn  or
substantial  period of rising  interest  rates,  highly  leveraged  issuers  may
experience  financial  stress  which would  adversely  affect  their  ability to
service their  principal and interest  payment  obligations,  to meet  projected
business  goals,  and  to  obtain  additional  financing.  If  the  issuer  of a
lower-rated  security  defaulted,  a Fund may incur additional  expenses to seek
recovery.  In  addition,  periods of  economic  uncertainty  and  changes can be
expected  to result in  increased  volatility  of market  prices of  lower-rated
securities and a Fund's net asset values.

         Liquidity and Valuation -- To the extent that an established  secondary
market  does not  exist  and a  particular  obligation  is  thinly  traded,  the
obligation's  fair value may be difficult to determine because of the absence of
reliable,  objective data. As a result, a Fund's valuation of the obligation and
the price it could obtain upon its disposition  could differ.  Adverse publicity
and investor  perceptions,  whether or not based on  fundamental  analysis,  may
decrease the values and liquidity of lower-rated  securities  held by the Funds,
especially in a thinly traded market.

         Credit Ratings -- The credit ratings of Moody's and S&P are evaluations
of the safety of principal  and  interest  payments,  not market value risk,  of
lower-rated  securities.  Also, credit rating agencies may fail to timely change
the credit ratings to reflect subsequent events. Therefore, in addition to using
recognized  rating  agencies  and  other  sources,  the  Investment  Advisor  or
Sub-Investment  Advisor  also  performs its own analysis of issuers in selecting
investments for the Funds. The Investment Advisor's or Sub-Investment  Advisor's
analysis  of issuers  may  include,  among other  things,  historic  and current
financial condition, current and anticipated cash flow and borrowing strength of
management,  responsiveness to business conditions, credit standing, and current
and anticipated results of operations.

         Yields and Ratings -- The yields on certain  obligations  are dependent
on a variety of factors, including general market conditions,  conditions in the
particular market for the obligation, the financial condition of the issuer, the
size of the  offering,  the  maturity of the  obligation  and the ratings of the
issue. The ratings of Moody's and S&P represent their respective  opinions as to
the quality of the obligations  they undertake to rate.  Ratings,  however,  are
general and are not  absolute  standards of quality.  Consequently,  obligations
with the same  rating,  maturity  and interest  rate may have  different  market
prices.

         While any investment  carries some risk,  certain risks associated with
lower-rated securities are different from those for investment-grade securities.
The risk of loss through default is greater because  lower-rated  securities are
usually  unsecured and are often  subordinate to an issuer's other  obligations.
Additionally,  the issuers of these securities  frequently have high debt levels
and are  thus  more  sensitive  to  difficult  economic  conditions,  individual
corporate  developments,  and rising  interest rates.  Consequently,  the market
price  of  these  securities  may be  quite  volatile  and may  result  in wider
fluctuations  of a Fund's net asset value per share.  A  description  of various
bond ratings appears in the Appendix to the Prospectus.

Options and Related Risks

         All Funds except Chicago Trust Money Market Fund and  Alleghany/Chicago
Trust  SmallCap  Value Fund may buy put and call options and write  covered call
and secured put options. These options are generally considered to be derivative
securities. Such options may relate to particular securities,  stock indices, or
financial  instruments  and may or may not be  listed on a  national  securities
exchange and issued by the Options  Clearing  Corporation.  Options trading is a
highly specialized activity which entails greater than ordinary investment risk.
Options  on  particular  securities  may be more  volatile  than the  underlying
securities,  and therefore,  on a percentage basis, an investment in options may
be  subject  to  greater  fluctuation  than  an  investment  in  the  underlying
securities themselves.

         These Funds will write call options only if they are  "covered." In the
case of a call option on a security,  the option is "covered" if a Fund owns the
security  underlying the call or has an absolute and immediate  right to acquire
that security  without  additional  cash  consideration  (or, if additional cash
consideration is required, cash or liquid securities, in such amount are held in
a segregated  account by its  custodian)  upon  conversion  or exchange of other
securities held by it. For a call option on an index, the option is covered if a
Fund  maintains  with its custodian a  diversified  stock  portfolio,  or liquid
assets equal to the contract value.

         A call  option  is also  covered  if a Fund  holds  a call on the  same
security or index as the call written where the exercise  price of the call held
is (i) equal to or less than the  exercise  price of the call  written;  or (ii)
greater than the exercise  price of the call written  provided the difference is
maintained by the Fund in cash or liquid securities in a segregated account with
its  custodian.  The Funds will write put options only if they are  "secured" by
liquid assets  maintained in a segregated  account by the Funds' Custodian in an
amount not less than the  exercise  price of the option at all times  during the
option period.

         A Fund's obligation to sell a security subject to a covered call option
written by it, or to purchase a security subject to a secured put option written
by it,  may be  terminated  prior to the  expiration  date of the  option by the
Fund's  execution  of a  closing  purchase  transaction,  which is  effected  by
purchasing on an exchange an option of the same series as the previously written
option. Such a purchase does not result in the ownership of an option. A closing
purchase  transaction  will  ordinarily  be  effected  to realize a profit on an
outstanding  option,  to prevent an underlying  security  from being called,  to
permit the sale of the  underlying  security,  or to permit the writing of a new
option containing different terms on such underlying security.  The cost of such
a liquidation  purchase plus  transaction  costs may be greater than the premium
received upon the original option,  in which event the Fund will have incurred a
loss in the transaction.

         There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any
particular  option.  An option  writer,  unable  to  effect a  closing  purchase
transaction,  will not be able to sell the underlying security (in the case of a
covered  call  option) or  liquidate  the  segregated  account (in the case of a
secured  put  option)  until the option  expires  or the  optioned  security  is
delivered  upon exercise  with the result that the writer in such  circumstances
will be subject to the risk of market  decline or  appreciation  in the security
during such period.

         Purchasing  Call  Options  -- Each of these  Funds  may  purchase  call
options to the extent that premiums paid by such Fund do not aggregate more than
20% of that Fund's total assets.  When a Fund purchases a call option, in return
for a premium paid by the Fund to the writer of the option, the Fund obtains the
right to buy the security underlying the option at a specified exercise price at
any time  during  the term of the  option.  The writer of the call  option,  who
receives the premium upon writing the option, has the obligation,  upon exercise
of the  option,  to  deliver  the  underlying  security  against  payment of the
exercise  price.  The  advantage of  purchasing  call options is that a Fund may
alter  portfolio   characteristics  and  modify  portfolio   maturities  without
incurring the cost associated with transactions, except the cost of the option.

         A Fund may,  following  the  purchase of a call option,  liquidate  its
position by  effecting a closing  sale  transaction  by selling an option of the
same series as the option previously  purchased.  The Fund will realize a profit
from a closing sale transaction if the price received on the transaction is more
than the premium  paid to  purchase  the  original  call  option;  the Fund will
realize a loss from a closing  sale  transaction  if the price  received  on the
transaction is less than the premium paid to purchase the original call option.

         Although a Fund will  generally  purchase  only those call  options for
which there appears to be an active secondary market, there is no assurance that
a liquid secondary  market on an Exchange will exist for any particular  option,
or at any  particular  time,  and for some  options  no  secondary  market on an
Exchange  may exist.  In such event,  it may not be  possible to effect  closing
transactions  in particular  options,  with the result that a Fund would have to
exercise  its options in order to realize  any profit and would incur  brokerage
commissions   upon  the  exercise  of  such  options  and  upon  the  subsequent
disposition of the underlying  securities  acquired through the exercise of such
options.   Further,   unless  the  price  of  the  underlying  security  changes
sufficiently,  a call option purchased by a Fund may expire without any value to
the Fund,  in which  event the Fund would  realize a capital  loss which will be
short-term unless the option was held for more than one year.

         Covered  Call  Writing -- Each of these  Funds may write  covered  call
options from time to time on such portions of their  portfolios,  without limit,
as the Investment Advisor or Sub-Investment Advisor determines is appropriate in
pursuing  a Fund's  investment  objective.  The  advantage  to a Fund of writing
covered calls is that the Fund  receives a premium  which is additional  income.
However,  if the security rises in value, the Fund may not fully  participate in
the market appreciation.

         During the option period,  a covered call option writer may be assigned
an exercise notice by the broker-dealer  through whom such call option was sold,
requiring the writer to deliver the underlying  security  against payment of the
exercise price.  This obligation is terminated upon the expiration of the option
or upon entering a closing purchase transaction. A closing purchase transaction,
in which a Fund, as writer of an option, terminates its obligation by purchasing
an  option  of the same  series  as the  option  previously  written,  cannot be
effected  with  respect to an option  once the option  writer  has  received  an
exercise notice for such option.

         Closing purchase  transactions will ordinarily be effected to realize a
profit on an  outstanding  call option,  to prevent an underlying  security from
being called, to permit the sale of the underlying  security or to enable a Fund
to write another call option on the underlying  security with either a different
exercise price or expiration date or both. A Fund may realize a net gain or loss
from a closing purchase transaction depending upon whether the net amount of the
original  premium  received  on the call option is more or less than the cost of
effecting  the  closing  purchase  transaction.  Any loss  incurred in a closing
purchase transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received
from a sale of a different call option on the same underlying  security.  Such a
loss may also be wholly or partially  offset by unrealized  appreciation  in the
market value of the  underlying  security.  Conversely,  a gain resulting from a
closing purchase transaction could be offset in whole or in part by a decline in
the market value of the underlying security.

         If  a  call  option  expires  unexercised,  the  Fund  will  realize  a
short-term  capital  gain in the amount of the  premium  on the option  less the
commission  paid.  Such a gain,  however,  may be offset by  depreciation in the
market value of the  underlying  security  during the option  period.  If a call
option is  exercised,  a Fund  will  realize a gain or loss from the sale of the
underlying  security equal to the difference  between the cost of the underlying
security  and the  proceeds of the sale of the  security  plus the amount of the
premium on the option less the commission paid.

         A Fund will write call  options  only on a covered  basis,  which means
that a Fund will own the  underlying  security  subject to a call  option at all
times  during  the  option  period.  Unless a closing  purchase  transaction  is
effected, a Fund would be required to continue to hold a security which it might
otherwise wish to sell or deliver a security it would want to hold. The exercise
price of a call option may be below, equal to, or above the current market value
of the underlying security at the time the option is written.

         Purchasing  Put  Options -- Each of these Funds may invest up to 20% of
its total  assets in the  purchase  of put  options.  A Fund will,  at all times
during  which it holds a put option,  own the  security  covered by such option.
With regard to the writing of put  options,  each Fund will limit the  aggregate
value of the obligations underlying such put options to 50% of its total assets.
The  purchase  of the  put  on  substantially  identical  securities  held  will
constitute  a short  sale for tax  purposes,  the  effect  of which is to create
short-term  capital gain on the sale of the  security and to suspend  running of
its holding period (and treat it as commencing on the date of the closing of the
short sale) or that of a security  acquired to cover the same if at the time the
put was acquired, the security had not been held for more than one year.

         A put option  purchased by a Fund gives it the right to sell one of its
securities  for an agreed price up to an agreed date. A Fund would  purchase put
options  in order to  protect  against  a  decline  in the  market  value of the
underlying  security  below the  exercise  price less the  premium  paid for the
option ("protective puts"). The ability to purchase put options allows a Fund to
protect unrealized gains in an appreciated  security in their portfolios without
actually  selling the security.  If the security does not drop in value,  a Fund
will lose the value of the premium  paid.  A Fund may sell a put option which it
has previously  purchased  prior to the sale of the securities  underlying  such
option.  Such sale will  result in a net gain or loss  depending  on whether the
amount  received  on the  sale is  more  or less  than  the  premium  and  other
transaction costs paid on the put option which is sold.

         Each of these  Funds  may sell a put  option  purchased  on  individual
portfolio  securities.   Additionally,  a  Fund  may  enter  into  closing  sale
transactions.  A closing sale transaction is one in which a Fund, when it is the
holder of an outstanding option, liquidates its position by selling an option of
the same series as the option previously purchased.

         Writing  Put  Options -- Each of these Funds may also write put options
on a secured basis which means that a Fund will maintain in a segregated account
with its  Custodian,  cash or U.S.  Government  securities in an amount not less
than the exercise price of the option at all times during the option period. The
amount of cash or U.S. Government securities held in the segregated account will
be  adjusted  on a daily  basis to reflect  changes  in the market  value of the
securities  covered by the put option  written by the Fund.  Secured put options
will  generally  be written in  circumstances  where the  Investment  Advisor or
Sub-Investment  Advisor wishes to purchase the underlying  security for a Fund's
portfolio  at a price lower than the current  market price of the  security.  In
such event,  that Fund would  write a secured  put option at an  exercise  price
which,  reduced by the premium received on the option,  reflects the lower price
it is willing to pay.

         Following the writing of a put option, a Fund may wish to terminate the
obligation  to buy the  security  underlying  the option by  effecting a closing
purchase  transaction.  This is  accomplished  by  buying  an option of the same
series as the option previously written. The Fund may not, however,  effect such
a closing transaction after it has been notified of the exercise of the option.

Futures Contracts and Related Risks

         All Funds except  Chicago  Trust Money  Market Fund,  Alleghany/Chicago
Trust SmallCap Value Fund and Alleghany/Veredus Aggressive Growth Fund may enter
into  contracts  for the  purchase or sale for future  delivery  of  securities,
including  index  contracts.  Futures  contracts are generally  considered to be
derivative  securities.  While  futures  contracts  provide for the  delivery of
securities,  deliveries usually do not occur. Contracts are generally terminated
by entering into offsetting transactions.

         The Funds may enter into such futures  contracts to protect against the
adverse effects of fluctuations  in security  prices,  or interest rates without
actually  buying or selling the securities.  For example,  if interest rates are
expected to increase,  a Fund might enter into futures contracts for the sale of
debt  securities.  Such a sale  would  have much the same  effect as  selling an
equivalent value of the debt securities owned by the Fund. If interest rates did
increase,  the value of the debt securities in the portfolio would decline,  but
the value of the futures  contracts to the Fund would increase at  approximately
the same rate, thereby keeping the net asset value of the Fund from declining as
much as it otherwise  would have.  Similarly,  when it is expected that interest
rates may decline,  futures  contracts may be purchased to hedge in anticipation
of subsequent  purchases of securities at higher prices.  Since the fluctuations
in the value of futures contracts should be similar to those of debt securities,
the  Fund  could  take  advantage  of the  anticipated  rise  in  value  of debt
securities without actually buying them until the market had stabilized. At that
time, the futures contracts could be liquidated and the Fund could then buy debt
securities on the cash market.

         A stock index futures contract obligates the seller to deliver (and the
purchaser to take) an amount of cash equal to a specific dollar amount times the
difference  between the value of a specific stock index at the close of the last
trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement was made.  Open
futures  contracts  are valued on a daily basis and a Fund may be  obligated  to
provide or receive  cash  reflecting  any decline or increase in the  contract's
value. No physical delivery of the underlying stocks in the index is made in the
future.

         With  respect  to  options  on  futures  contracts,   when  a  Fund  is
temporarily  not fully  invested,  it may  purchase  a call  option on a futures
contract to hedge against a market  advance.  The purchase of a call option on a
futures contract is similar in some respects to the purchase of a call option on
an  individual  security.  Depending  on the  pricing of the option  compared to
either the price of the futures contract upon which it is based, or the price of
the underlying debt  securities,  it may or may not be less risky than ownership
of the futures contract or underlying debt  securities.  As with the purchase of
futures  contracts,  when a Fund is not fully  invested,  it may purchase a call
option on a futures contract to hedge against a market advance.

         The  writing  of a call  option on a  futures  contract  constitutes  a
partial hedge against the  declining  price of the security or foreign  currency
which is deliverable upon exercise of the futures contract. If the futures price
at the  expiration  of the  option is below the  exercise  price,  the Fund will
retain the full  amount of the option  premium  which  provides a partial  hedge
against any decline that may have occurred in the value of the Fund's  portfolio
holdings.  The  writing  of a put  option on a futures  contract  constitutes  a
partial hedge against the increasing  price of the security or foreign  currency
which is deliverable upon exercise of the futures contract. If the futures price
at the expiration of the option is higher than the exercise price, the Fund will
retain the full  amount of the option  premium  which  provides a partial  hedge
against  any  increase  in the price of  securities  which the Fund  intends  to
purchase.

         Call and put options on stock  index  futures are similar to options on
securities  except  that,  rather  than the right to purchase or sell stock at a
specified  price,  options on a stock index  future give the holder the right to
receive cash. Upon exercise of the option,  the delivery of the futures position
by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be  accompanied  by
delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer's futures margin account which
represents  the amount by which the market  price of the  futures  contract,  at
exercise, exceeds, in the case of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put,
the  exercise  price of the futures  contract.  If an option is exercised on the
last trading day prior to the expiration date of the option, the settlement will
be made entirely in cash equal to the  difference  between the exercise price of
the option and the closing price of the futures contract on the expiration date.

         If a put or call option which a Fund has written is exercised, the Fund
may incur a loss which will be reduced by the amount of the premium it received.
Depending  on the  degree of  correlation  between  changes  in the value of its
portfolio  securities  and  changes in the value of its options  positions,  the
Fund's losses from existing  options on futures may, to some extent,  be reduced
or increased by changes in the value of portfolio securities.  The purchase of a
put option on a futures  contract is similar in some respects to the purchase of
protective  puts on portfolio  securities and for Federal tax purposes,  will be
considered a "short  sale." For example,  a Fund will purchase a put option on a
futures  contract  to hedge  the  Fund's  portfolio  against  the risk of rising
interest rates.

         To the extent that market  prices move in an  unexpected  direction,  a
Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of futures contracts or options on
futures  contracts  or may realize a loss.  For  example,  if the Fund is hedged
against the  possibility of an increase in interest rates which would  adversely
affect the price of securities held in its portfolio and interest rates decrease
instead,  the Fund would lose part or all of the benefit of the increased  value
which it has because it would have offsetting losses in its futures position. In
addition,  in such  situations,  if the Fund had  insufficient  cash,  it may be
required to sell securities  from its portfolio to meet daily  variation  margin
requirements.  Such sales of  securities  may, but will not  necessarily,  be at
increased prices which reflect the rising market. A Fund may be required to sell
securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

         Further, with respect to options on futures contracts,  a Fund may seek
to close out an option  position  by  writing or buying an  offsetting  position
covering the same  securities or contracts and have the same exercise  price and
expiration  date.  The ability to establish  and close out  positions on options
will be subject to the maintenance of a liquid secondary market, which cannot be
assured.

Forward Commitments, When-Issued Securities, and Delayed Delivery Transactions
 and Related Risks

         All Funds except Chicago Trust Money Market Fund and  Alleghany/Chicago
Trust  SmallCap  Value Fund may dispose of or negotiate a when-issued or forward
commitment  after  entering  into  these  transactions.  Such  transactions  are
generally  considered to be derivative  transactions.  These Funds will normally
realize  a capital  gain or loss in  connection  with  these  transactions.  For
purposes of determining a Fund's average dollar-weighted  maturity, the maturity
of  when-issued or forward  commitment  securities  will be calculated  from the
commitment date.

         When a Fund purchases securities on a when-issued,  delayed delivery or
forward  commitment  basis,  the Fund's  Custodian will maintain in a segregated
account:  cash, or liquid securities having a value (determined  daily) at least
equal to the amount of the Fund's purchase commitments. In the case of a forward
commitment to sell portfolio  securities,  the Custodian will hold the portfolio
securities   themselves  in  a  segregated   account  while  the  commitment  is
outstanding. These procedures are designed to ensure that the Fund will maintain
sufficient  assets  at all  times to cover  its  obligations  under  when-issued
purchases, forward commitments and delayed delivery transactions.

Asset-Backed Securities and Related Risks

         All Funds except  Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Chicago  Trust Talon
Fund,  Chicago Trust Money Market Fund,  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust SmallCap Value
Fund and  Alleghany/Veredus  Aggressive  Growth Fund may invest in  asset-backed
securities.   Asset-backed  securities  are  securities  backed  by  installment
contracts,  credit card and other  receivables,  or other financial type assets.
Asset-backed  securities  represent  interests  in  "pools"  of  assets in which
payments of both interest and principal on the securities are made monthly, thus
in effect "passing through" monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on
the  assets  underlying  securities,  net of any  fees  paid  to the  issuer  or
guarantor of the securities.  The average life of asset-backed securities varies
with the maturities of the underlying  instruments.  An asset-backed  security's
stated  maturity  may be  shortened,  and the  security's  total  return  may be
difficult to predict precisely.

Mortgage-Backed Securities and Mortgage Pass-Through Securities and Related
Risks

         All Funds except  Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Chicago  Trust Talon
Fund,  Chicago Trust Money Market Fund,  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust SmallCap Value
Fund  and   Alleghany/Veredus   Aggressive   Growth  Fund  may  also  invest  in
mortgage-backed  securities.  The timely  payment of  principal  and interest on
mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae (formerly known as
the Government National Mortgage Association) ("GNMA") is backed by GNMA and the
full faith and credit of the U.S.  Government.  Also,  securities issued by GNMA
and other  mortgage-backed  securities  may be  purchased  at a premium over the
maturity value of the underlying  mortgages.  This premium is not guaranteed and
would be lost if prepayment  occurs.  Mortgage-backed  securities issued by U.S.
Government agencies or instrumentalities other than GNMA are not "full faith and
credit" obligations.  Certain  obligations,  such as those issued by the Federal
Home Loan  Bank are  supported  by the  issuer's  right to borrow  from the U.S.
Treasury;  while others,  such as those issued by the Federal National  Mortgage
Association  ("FNMA"),   are  supported  only  by  the  credit  of  the  issuer.
Unscheduled  or early  payments  on the  underlying  mortgages  may  shorten the
securities'  effective  maturities and reduce returns.  These Funds may agree to
purchase or sell these  securities  with payment and delivery  taking place at a
future date.

         Mortgage-backed  securities  have greater market  volatility then other
types of securities. In addition,  because prepayments often occur at times when
interest  rates are low or are  declining,  the Funds may be unable to  reinvest
such funds in securities which offer comparable  yields.  The yields provided by
these mortgage  securities have historically  exceeded the yields on other types
of U.S. Government securities with comparable maturities in large measure due to
the risks associated with prepayment  features.  (See "General Risks of Mortgage
Securities" herein.)

         For Federal tax purposes other than diversification  under Subchapter M
of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),  mortgage-backed
securities  are not  considered to be separate  securities  but rather  "grantor
trusts" conveying to the holder an individual  interest in each of the mortgages
constituting the pool.

         The mortgage securities which are issued or guaranteed by GNMA, Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation  ("FHLMC"),  or FNMA  ("certificates") are called
pass-through  certificates because a pro-rata share of both regular interest and
principal payments (less GNMA's, FHLMC's, or FNMA's fees and any applicable loan
servicing  fees),  as well as  unscheduled  early  prepayments on the underlying
mortgage  pool,  are passed  through  monthly  to the holder of the  certificate
(i.e., the portfolio).

         Each of these Funds may also invest in pass-through certificates issued
by non-governmental  issuers.  Pools of conventional  residential mortgage loans
created  by  such  issuers  generally  offer a  higher  rate  of  interest  than
government and government-related  pools because there are no direct or indirect
government  guarantees of payment.  Timely  payment of interest and principal of
these pools is,  however,  generally  supported by various forms of insurance or
guarantees,  including  individual loan, title,  pool and hazard insurance.  The
insurance and guarantees are issued by government  entities,  private  insurance
and the mortgage poolers. Such insurance and guarantees and the creditworthiness
of  the  issuers   thereof  will  be   considered  in   determining   whether  a
mortgage-related  security meets the Fund's quality standards.  The Fund may buy
mortgage-related  securities  without  insurance  or  guarantees  if  through an
examination of the loan experience and practices of the poolers,  the investment
manager determines that the securities meet the Fund's quality standards.

Collateralized  Mortgage Obligations  ("CMOs"),  Real Estate Mortgage
 Investment Conduits ("REMICs"),  Multi-Class  Pass-Throughs,  and
Related Risks

         All Funds except  Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Chicago  Trust Talon
Fund,  Chicago Trust Money Market Fund,  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust SmallCap Value
Fund and  Alleghany/Veredus  Aggressive  Growth  Fund may also invest in certain
debt  obligations  which  are  collateralized  by  mortgage  loans  or  mortgage
pass-through  securities.  These  obligations  are  generally  considered  to be
derivative   securities.   CMOs  and  REMICs  are  debt  instruments  issued  by
special-purpose  entities  which are secured by pools or mortgage loans or other
mortgage-backed  securities.  Multi-class  pass-through  securities  are  equity
interests  in a trust  composed  of  mortgage  loans  or  other  mortgage-backed
securities. Payments of principal and interest on underlying collateral provides
the  funds  to  pay  debt  service  on  the  CMO  or  REMIC  or  make  scheduled
distributions on the multi-class  pass-through  securities.  CMOs,  REMICs,  and
multi-class  pass-through  securities  (collectively,  CMOs  unless the  context
indicates  otherwise) may be issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S.
Government or by private organizations.

         In a CMO,  a series of bonds or  certificates  is  issued  in  multiple
classes.  Each class of CMOs,  often  referred to as a "tranche," is issued at a
specified  coupon rate or  adjustable  rate tranche (to be discussed in the next
paragraph)  and has a stated  maturity  or final  distribution  date.  Principal
prepayments  on  collateral  underlying  a  CMO  may  cause  it  to  be  retired
substantially  earlier than the stated maturities or final  distribution  dates.
Interest is paid or accrues on all classes of a CMO on a monthly,  quarterly, or
semi-annual basis. The principal and interest on the underlying mortgages may be
allocated  among several  classes of a series of a CMO in many ways. In a common
structure,  payments of principal,  including any principal prepayments,  on the
underlying  mortgages  are  applied  to the  classes of a series of a CMO in the
order of their respective stated maturities or final distribution dates, so that
no  payment  of  principal  will be made on any  class of a CMO  until all other
classes having an earlier stated maturity or final  distribution  date have been
paid in full.

         One or more  tranches  of a CMO  may  have  coupon  rates  which  reset
periodically at a specified increment over an index such as the London Interbank
Offered Rate ("LIBOR").  These adjustable-rate tranches, known as "floating-rate
CMOs," will be considered as adjustable-rate mortgage securities ("ARMs") by the
Funds.  Floating-rate  CMOs  may be  backed  by  fixed-rate  or  adjustable-rate
mortgages;  to date,  fixed-rate  mortgages have been more commonly utilized for
this purpose.  Floating-rate  CMOs are typically  issued with lifetime "caps" on
the coupon rate thereon.  These "caps," similar to the "caps" on adjustable-rate
mortgages,  represent a ceiling beyond which the coupon rate on a  floating-rate
CMO may not be increased  regardless  of increases in the interest rate index to
which the floating-rate CMO is geared.

         REMICs are private  entities  formed for the purpose of holding a fixed
pool of mortgages secured by an interest in real property. REMICs are similar to
CMOs in that they issue  multiple  classes  of  securities.  As with  CMOs,  the
mortgages which  collateralize  the REMICs in which the Funds may invest include
mortgages backed by GNMA certificates or other mortgage  pass-throughs issued or
guaranteed by the U.S.  Government,  its agencies or instrumentalities or issued
by private entities, which are not guaranteed by any government agency.

         Yields  on  privately   issued  CMOs  as  described   above  have  been
historically  higher  than the  yields  on CMOs  issued  or  guaranteed  by U.S.
Government  agencies.  However,  the  risk  of  loss  due  to  default  on  such
instruments  is higher  since they are not  guaranteed  by the U.S.  Government.
These Funds will not invest in subordinated privately issued CMOs.

         Resets -- The  interest  rates paid on the ARMs and CMOs in which these
Funds may invest generally are readjusted at intervals of one year or less to an
increment  over some  predetermined  interest  rate index.  There are three main
categories of indices:  those based on U.S. Treasury  securities;  those derived
from a calculated  measure such as a cost of funds index; or a moving average of
mortgage rates. Commonly utilized indices include: the one-year,  three-year and
five-year constant maturity Treasury rates; the three-month  Treasury bill rate;
the six-month Treasury bill rate; rates on longer-term Treasury securities;  the
11th District  Federal Home Loan Bank Cost of Funds; the National Median Cost of
Funds; the one-month,  three-month,  six-month or one-year LIBOR; the prime rate
of a specific  bank;  or  commercial  paper  rates.  Some  indices,  such as the
one-year  constant  maturity  Treasury  rate,  closely  mirror changes in market
interest rate levels.  Others,  such as the 11th District Federal Home Loan Bank
Cost of Funds index,  tend to lag behind  changes in market rate levels and tend
to be somewhat less volatile.

         Caps and Floors -- The underlying  mortgages  which  collateralize  the
ARMs and CMOs in which  these  Funds may invest  will  frequently  have caps and
floors which limit the maximum amount by which the loan rate to the  residential
borrower may change up or down (1) per reset or adjustment interval and (2) over
the  life  of the  loan.  Some  residential  mortgage  loans  restrict  periodic
adjustments by limiting changes in the borrower's monthly principal and interest
payments rather than limiting interest rate changes.
These payment caps may result in negative amortization.

Stripped Mortgage Securities and Related Risks

         All Funds except  Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Chicago  Trust Talon
Fund,  Chicago Trust Money Market Fund,  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust SmallCap Value
Fund and  Alleghany/Veredus  Aggressive  Growth Fund may also invest in stripped
mortgage  securities.  The stripped  mortgage  securities in which the Funds may
invest will only be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities.  Stripped mortgage  securities have greater market volatility
than other types of mortgage securities in which the Funds invest.

         Stripped  mortgage  securities are usually  structured with two classes
that receive different  proportions of the interest and principal  distributions
on a pool of mortgage assets. A common type of stripped  mortgage  security will
have one class receiving some of the interest and most of the principal from the
mortgage assets, while the other class will receive most of the interest and the
remainder of the principal. In the most extreme case, one class will receive all
of the interest (the  interest-only  or "IO" class),  while the other class will
receive all of the principal (the  principal-only  or "PO" class).  The yield to
maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing
interest  rates  but  also  to  the  rate  of  principal   payments   (including
prepayments)  on the related  underlying  mortgage  assets,  and a rapid rate of
principal  payments may have a material  adverse effect on the yield to maturity
of any such IOs held by a Fund. If the  underlying  mortgage  assets  experience
greater than  anticipated  prepayments of principal,  the Fund may fail to fully
recoup its initial  investment in these  securities  even if the  securities are
rated in the  highest  rating  categories--"Aaa"  or "AAA"  by  Moody's  or S&P,
respectively.

         Although  stripped  mortgage  securities  are  purchased  and  sold  by
institutional  investors  through  several  investment  banking  firms acting as
brokers or dealers, these securities were only recently developed.  As a result,
established  trading  markets  have not yet been fully  developed;  accordingly,
certain of these  securities  may  generally  be  illiquid.  The Fund will treat
stripped mortgage  securities as illiquid securities except for those securities
which are issued by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities and backed by
fixed rate mortgages  whose  liquidity is monitored by the  Investment  Advisor,
subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees. The staff of the Securities
and Exchange  Commission (the "SEC") has indicated that it views such securities
as  illiquid.  Until  further  clarification  of this  matter is provided by the
staff, a Fund's  investment in stripped  mortgage  securities will be treated as
illiquid and will, together with any other illiquid investments,  not exceed 15%
of such Fund's net assets.

Other Mortgage-Backed Securities

         All Funds except  Montag & Caldwell  Growth Fund,  Chicago  Trust Talon
Fund,  Chicago Trust Money Market Fund,  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust SmallCap Value
Fund  and   Alleghany/Veredus   Aggressive  Growth  Fund  may  invest  in  other
mortgage-backed  securities.  The Investment  Advisor expects that governmental,
government-related  or private entities may create mortgage loan pools and other
mortgage-related     securities     offering    mortgage     pass-through    and
mortgage-collateralized  investments in addition to those described  above.  The
mortgages   underlying  these  securities  may  include   alternative   mortgage
instruments,  that is, mortgage instruments whose principal or interest payments
may  vary or  whose  terms to  maturity  may  differ  from  customary  long-term
fixed-rate mortgages. As new types of mortgage-related  securities are developed
and offered to investors,  the Investment Advisor will, consistent with a Fund's
investment   objective,   policies  and  quality   standards,   consider  making
investments in such new types of mortgage-related securities.

General Risks of Mortgage Securities

         The  mortgage   securities   in  which  a  Fund  invests   differ  from
conventional  bonds in that principal is paid back over the life of the mortgage
security  rather  than at  maturity.  As a result,  the  holder of the  mortgage
securities (i.e., the Fund) receives monthly scheduled payments of principal and
interest,   and  may  receive   unscheduled   principal  payments   representing
prepayments on the underlying mortgages.  When the holder reinvests the payments
and any unscheduled  prepayments of principal it receives, it may receive a rate
of interest  which is lower than the rate on the existing  mortgage  securities.
For this reason,  mortgage  securities may be less effective than other types of
securities as a means of "locking in" long-term interest rates.

         A decline in interest  rates may lead to a faster rate of  repayment of
the  underlying  mortgages  and  expose a Fund to a lower  rate of  return  upon
reinvestment.  To the extent that such mortgage-backed  securities are held by a
Fund, the  prepayment  right of mortgagors may decrease or limit the increase in
net asset value of the Fund because the value of the mortgage-backed  securities
held by the Fund may  decline  more  than or may not  appreciate  as much as the
price of  non-callable  debt  securities.  To the extent market  interest  rates
increase beyond the applicable cap or maximum rate on a mortgage  security,  the
market value of the mortgage security would likely decline to the same extent as
a conventional  fixed-rate security. The volatility of the security would likely
increase,  however,  because the expected  decline in prepayments  would lead to
longer effective maturity of the underlying mortgages.

         In  addition,  to the extent  mortgage  securities  are  purchased at a
premium,  mortgage foreclosures and unscheduled principal prepayments may result
in some loss of the holder's  principal  investment to the extent of the premium
paid.  On the other hand,  if mortgage  securities  are purchased at a discount,
both a scheduled payment of principal and an unscheduled prepayment of principal
will increase  current and total returns and will  accelerate the recognition of
income which when distributed to shareowners will be taxable as ordinary income.

         With respect to pass-through  mortgage pools issued by non-governmental
issuers,  there can be no assurance that the private  insurers  associated  with
such  securities  can meet their  obligations  under the policies.  Although the
market for such  non-governmental  issued or guaranteed  mortgage  securities is
becoming increasingly liquid, securities issued by certain private organizations
may not be readily  marketable.  The purchase of such  securities  is subject to
each Fund's limit with respect to investment in illiquid securities.

Interest Rate Swaps and Related Risks

         Only Chicago Trust Balanced Fund,  Chicago Trust Bond Fund, and Chicago
Trust  Municipal  Bond Fund may  enter  into  interest  rate  swaps for  hedging
purposes and not for speculation.  Interest rate swaps are generally  considered
to be derivative transactions.  A Fund will typically use interest rate swaps to
preserve a return on a particular  investment  or portion of its portfolio or to
shorten the effective duration of its portfolio investments. Interest rate swaps
involve  the  exchange  by  a  Fund  with  another  party  of  their  respective
commitments  to pay or  receive  interest,  such as an  exchange  of  fixed-rate
payments for floating-rate payments.

         A Fund will only enter into interest  rate swaps on a net basis,  i.e.,
the two payment  streams are netted out, with the Fund  receiving or paying,  as
the case may be,  only the net  amount of the two  payments.  Inasmuch  as these
transactions are entered into for good faith hedging purposes, the Funds and the
Investment  Advisor  believe  that such  obligations  do not  constitute  senior
securities as defined in the 1940 Act and,  accordingly,  will not treat them as
being  subject  to the  Funds'  borrowing  restrictions.  The net  amount of the
excess,  if any, of a Fund's  obligations over its entitlements  with respect to
each  interest  rate swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash
or liquid securities, having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to such
accrued  excess  will  be  maintained  in a  segregated  account  by the  Fund's
Custodian.

         In a cap or floor,  one party  agrees,  usually in return for a fee, to
make payments under particular  circumstances.  For example, the purchaser of an
interest  rate cap has the right to receive  payments  to the extent a specified
interest rate exceeds an agreed  level;  the purchaser of an interest rate floor
has the right to receive payments to the extent a specified  interest rate falls
below an agreed level.  A collar  entitles the purchaser to receive  payments to
the extent a specified interest rate falls outside an agreed range.

         Swap  agreements  may  involve  leverage  and may be  highly  volatile;
depending on how they are used, they may have a considerable  impact on a Fund's
performance.  Swap  agreements  involve risks  depending  upon the other party's
creditworthiness  and ability to perform, as judged by the Investment Advisor as
well as the  Fund's  ability  to  terminate  its swap  agreements  or reduce its
exposure through offsetting transactions.

Municipal Securities

         Chicago   Trust   Municipal   Bond  Fund  is  expected  to  maintain  a
dollar-weighted  average  maturity of between  three and ten years under  normal
market  conditions.  An  assessment  of a  portfolio's  dollar-weighted  average
maturity requires the  consideration a number of factors,  including each bond's
yield,  coupon interest  payments,  final maturity,  call and put features,  and
prepayment  exposure.  The Fund's  computation  of its  dollar-weighted  average
maturity is based upon  estimated  rather than known factors and there can be no
assurance that the anticipated  average weighted  maturity will be attained.  In
that regard,  a change in interest  rates  generally  will affect a  portfolio's
dollar-weighted average maturity.

Other Investments

         The Board of Trustees may, in the future, authorize a Fund to invest in
securities  other than those listed here and in the  Prospectus,  provided  that
such investment  would be consistent with that Fund's  investment  objective and
that it would not violate any  fundamental  investment  policies or restrictions
applicable to that Fund.

                             INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

         The investment  restrictions  set forth below are fundamental  policies
and may not be changed as to a Fund  without  the  approval of a majority of the
outstanding  voting  shares  (as  defined  in the 1940 Act) of the Fund.  Unless
otherwise  indicated,  all percentage  limitations  governing the investments of
each Fund apply only at the time of  transaction.  Accordingly,  if a percentage
restriction  is  adhered  to at the  time of  investment,  a later  increase  or
decrease in the  percentage  which  results from a relative  change in values or
from a change in a Fund's total assets will not be considered a violation.

         Except as set forth under  "INVESTMENT  OBJECTIVES  AND  POLICIES"  and
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS" in the Prospectus,  each Fund may
not:

(1)      As to 75% of the total assets of each Fund,  purchase the securities of
         any one issuer (other than securities issued by the U.S.  Government or
         its agencies or  instrumentalities) if immediately after such purchase,
         more than 5% of the value of the Fund's  total assets would be invested
         in securities of such issuer;

(2)      Purchase or sell real estate  (but this  restriction  shall not prevent
         the  Funds  from   investing   directly  or   indirectly  in  portfolio
         instruments  secured by real estate or  interests  therein or acquiring
         securities of real estate  investment trusts or other issuers that deal
         in real estate),  interests in oil, gas and/or  mineral  exploration or
         development programs or leases;

(3)      Purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts, except that a Fund
         may enter into futures contracts and options thereon in accordance with
         such Fund's investment objectives and policies;

(4)      Make investments in securities for the purpose of exercising control;

     (5) Purchase the  securities of any one issuer if,  immediately  after such
purchase, a Fund would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of
such issuer;

(6)      Sell  securities  short or purchase  securities on margin,  except such
         short-term  credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions.
         For this  purpose,  the  deposit or  payment  by a Fund for  initial or
         maintenance   margin  in  connection  with  futures  contracts  is  not
         considered to be the purchase or sale of a security on margin;

(7)      Make loans,  except that this  restriction  shall not  prohibit (a) the
         purchase and holding of debt  instruments  in accordance  with a Fund's
         investment  objectives  and  policies,  (b) the  lending  of  portfolio
         securities,  or (c) entry  into  repurchase  agreements  with  banks or
         broker-dealers;

(8)      Borrow  money or issue  senior  securities,  except  that each Fund may
         borrow  from banks and enter into  reverse  repurchase  agreements  for
         temporary purposes in amounts up to one-third of the value of its total
         assets  at  the  time  of  such  borrowing;  or  mortgage,  pledge,  or
         hypothecate  any assets,  except in connection  with any such borrowing
         and in  amounts  not in excess  of the  lesser  of the  dollar  amounts
         borrowed  or 10% of the  value of the  total  assets of the Fund at the
         time of its  borrowing.  All  borrowings  will be done  from a bank and
         asset  coverage of at least 300% is required.  A Fund will not purchase
         securities when borrowings exceed 5% of that Fund's total assets;

(9)      Purchase the securities of issuers  conducting their principal business
         activities  in the same  industry  (other  than  obligations  issued or
         guaranteed by the U.S. Government,  its agencies or  instrumentalities)
         if immediately after such purchase the value of a Fund's investments in
         such industry  would exceed 25% of the value of the total assets of the
         Fund;

(10)     Act as an underwriter of  securities,  except that, in connection  with
         the  disposition  of a  security,  a  Fund  may  be  deemed  to  be  an
         "underwriter" as that term is defined in the 1933 Act;

     (11) Invest in puts, calls, straddles or combinations thereof except to the
extent disclosed in the Prospectus;

(12)     Invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of companies less
         than  three  years  old.  Such three year  periods  shall  include  the
         operation of any predecessor company or companies.

                              TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

         Information  pertaining to the Trustees and  Executive  Officers of the
Company is set forth below.
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                                                       POSITION                       PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
NAME                              AGE                WITH COMPANY                      FOR PAST FIVE YEARS

Stuart D. Bilton*                  53         Chairman, Board of Trustees    Mr. Bilton is Executive Vice President
171 North Clark Street                         (Chief Executive Officer)     of Chicago Title and Trust Company and
Chicago, IL  60601                                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                                                             of
                                                                             The
                                                                             Chicago
                                                                             Trust
                                                                             Company,
                                                                             where
                                                                             he
                                                                             is
                                                                             responsible
                                                                             for
                                                                             the
                                                                             Financial
                                                                             Services
                                                                             Group.
                                                                             Mr.
                                                                             Bilton
                                                                             has
                                                                             held
                                                                             a
                                                                             variety
                                                                             of
                                                                             positions
                                                                             within
                                                                             Chicago
                                                                             Title
                                                                             and
                                                                             Trust
                                                                             Company
                                                                             including:
                                                                             Chief
                                                                             Economist;
                                                                             Senior
                                                                             Vice
                                                                             President--Corporate
                                                                             Marketing
                                                                             and
                                                                             Strategic
                                                                             Planning;
                                                                             Vice
                                                                             President--Lincoln
                                                                             National
                                                                             Life;
                                                                             and
                                                                             Manager
                                                                             of
                                                                             Eastern
                                                                             Region
                                                                             Reinsurance
                                                                             Operations.
                                                                             Mr.
                                                                             Bilton
                                                                             was
                                                                             educated
                                                                             at
                                                                             the
                                                                             London
                                                                             School
                                                                             of
                                                                             Economics
                                                                             and
                                                                             at
                                                                             the
                                                                             University
                                                                             of
                                                                             Wisconsin.
                                                                             He
                                                                             is
                                                                             a
                                                                             Chartered
                                                                             Financial
                                                                             Analyst,
                                                                             a
                                                                             Director
                                                                             of
                                                                             Montag
                                                                             &
                                                                             Caldwell,
                                                                             Inc.,
                                                                             and
                                                                             a
                                                                             Director
                                                                             of
                                                                             Baldwin
                                                                             &
                                                                             Lyons,
                                                                             Inc.,
                                                                             an
                                                                             Indianapolis-based
                                                                             insurance
                                                                             company,
                                                                             and
                                                                             of
                                                                             the
                                                                             Boys
                                                                             and
                                                                             Girls
                                                                             Clubs
                                                                             of
                                                                             Chicago.

Dorothea C. Gilliam*               46                   Trustee              Ms. Gilliam is Vice President of
171 North Clark Street                                                       Investments of  the Alleghany
Chicago, IL  60601                                                           Corporation, the parent company of
                                                                             Chicago Title and Trust Company.
                                                                             Previously, she was an Assistant Vice
                                                                             President of Chicago Title and Trust
                                                                             Company.




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                                                       POSITION                       PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
NAME                              AGE                WITH COMPANY                      FOR PAST FIVE YEARS

Leonard F. Amari                   56                   Trustee              Mr. Amari is a Partner at the law
734 North Wells Street                                                       offices of Amari & Locallo, a practice
Chicago, IL  60610                                                           confined exclusively to the real
                                                                             estate tax assessment process.

Gregory T. Mutz                    53                   Trustee              Mr. Mutz is the Chairman of the Board
125 South Wacker Drive                                                       for both the Amli Realty and Amli
Suite 3100                                                                   Residential Properties Inc.  As
Chicago, IL  60606                                                           Chairman, he is responsible for the
                                                                            
                                                                             operation
                                                                             of
                                                                             the
                                                                             two
                                                                             real
                                                                             estate
                                                                             companies
                                                                             whose
                                                                             principal
                                                                             businesses
                                                                             are
                                                                             multi-family
                                                                             apartments,
                                                                             land,
                                                                             and
                                                                             business,
                                                                             office
                                                                             and
                                                                             industrial
                                                                             parks.

Nathan Shapiro                     62                   Trustee              Mr. Shapiro is the President of SF
1700 Ridge                                                                   Investments, Inc., a broker/dealer and
Highland Park, IL  60035                                                     investment banking firm.  Previously,
                                                                             he
                                                                             was
                                                                             President
                                                                             of
                                                                             SLD
                                                                             Corporation,
                                                                             a
                                                                             consulting
                                                                             firm,
                                                                             and
                                                                             Senior
                                                                             Vice
                                                                             President
                                                                             of
                                                                             Pekin,
                                                                             Singer
                                                                             and
                                                                             Shapiro,
                                                                             an
                                                                             investment
                                                                             advisory
                                                                             firm.
                                                                             He
                                                                             is
                                                                             a
                                                                             Director
                                                                             of
                                                                             Baldwin
                                                                             &
                                                                             Lyons,
                                                                             Inc.

Kenneth C. Anderson                34                  President             Mr. Anderson is a Senior Vice
171 North Clark Street                         (Chief Operating Officer)     President of The Chicago Trust Company
Chicago, IL  60601                                                           and has been an officer since 1993.
                                                                             He
                                                                             is
                                                                             responsible
                                                                             for
                                                                             the
                                                                             mutual
                                                                             fund
                                                                             operations
                                                                             and
                                                                             marketing.
                                                                             Mr.
                                                                             Anderson
                                                                             is
                                                                             a
                                                                             Certified
                                                                             Public
                                                                             Accountant.

David F. Seng                      57            Senior Vice President       Mr. Seng is an Executive Vice
1100 Atlanta Financial                                                       President and Chief Operating Officer
Center                                                                       of Montag & Caldwell, Inc., and a
3343 Peachtree Road, NE                                                      Chartered Financial Analyst.
Atlanta, GA  30326-8151

Gerald F. Dillenburg               31       Vice President, Secretary, and   Mr. Dillenburg is a Vice President of
171 North Clark Street                      Treasurer (Chief Financial       The Chicago Trust Company and has been
Chicago, IL  60601                          Officer and Compliance Officer)  the
                                                                            
                                                                             operations
                                                                             manager
                                                                             and
                                                                             compliance
                                                                             officer
                                                                             of
                                                                             the
                                                                             mutual
                                                                             funds
                                                                             since
                                                                             1996.
                                                                             Previously,
                                                                             he
                                                                             was
                                                                             an
                                                                             audit
                                                                             manager
                                                                             with
                                                                             KPMG
                                                                             Peat
                                                                             Marwick
                                                                             LLP,
                                                                             specializing
                                                                             in
                                                                             investment
                                                                             services,
                                                                             including
                                                                             mutual
                                                                             and
                                                                             trust
                                                                             funds,
                                                                             broker/dealers
                                                                             and
                                                                             investment
                                                                             advisors.
                                                                             Mr.
                                                                             Dillenburg
                                                                             is
                                                                             a
                                                                             Certified
                                                                             Public
                                                                             Accountant.


*        These Trustees are considered "interested persons" of the Funds as defined under the 1940 Act.

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         The  Trustees of the Company  who are not  "interested  persons" of the
Funds  receive fees and expenses for each meeting of the Board of Trustees  they
attend.  Prior to January 1, 1997, such Trustees  received $1,500 for each Board
Meeting attended,  and an annual retainer of $1,500.  Effective January 1, 1998,
such Trustees will receive $2,000 for each Board Meeting attended, and an annual
retainer of $2,000. No officer or employee of Chicago Title and Trust Company or
The Chicago Trust Company  ("Chicago  Trust") or their  affiliates  receives any
compensation from the Funds for acting as a Trustee of the Company. The Officers
of the Company  receive no  compensation  directly from the Funds for performing
the duties of their offices.

         Set  forth  below  are the total  fees  which  were paid to each of the
Trustees who are not "interested persons" during the fiscal period ended October
31, 1997.

                                                            Aggregate Fees Paid
Trustee                                                           by the Company

Leonard F. Amari                                                          $5,375
Gregory T. Mutz                                                           $6,875
Nathan Shapiro                                                            $6,875

     As of December  18,  1998,  the  Trustees  and Officers of the Company as a
group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of any class of each Fund.

                         PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

         Listed below are the names and addresses of those  shareowners  who, as
of  December  18,  1998,  owned of record or  beneficially  of 5% or more of the
shares of the Funds.  The shares held in the nominee  names of Marshall & Ilsley
Trust Co. are owned of record by Chicago Trust.  Chicago Title and Trust Company
("Chicago Title and Trust"), an Illinois chartered trust company, a wholly-owned
subsidiary  of Alleghany  Corporation  ("Alleghany"),  is the owner of Alleghany
Asset  Management,  which is the holding  company of Chicago  Trust and Montag &
Caldwell,  Inc. ("Montag and Caldwell"),  the Investment Advisors for the Funds.
Shareowners  who  have the  power  to vote a large  percentage  of  shares  of a
particular   Fund  can  control  the  Fund  and   determine  the  outcome  of  a
shareholders' meeting.

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                          MONTAG & CALDWELL GROWTH FUND
                                     Class I

                                                                                                     Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Bank of Mississippi                                                                                     6.20%
c/o Trust
P.O. Box 1605
Jackson, MS 39215

Miter & Co.                                                                                            13.81%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Bank of Mississippi                                                                                     6.16%
c/o Trust
P.O. Box 1605
Jackson, MS 39215




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                          MONTAG & CALDWELL GROWTH FUND
                                     Class N

                                                                                                     Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.                                                                              31.35%
Special Custody Account for Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA 94104

Miter & Co.                                                                                            16.18%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202


                       CHICAGO TRUST GROWTH & INCOME FUND
                                                                                                     Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Miter & Co.                                                                                            84.83%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

                            CHICAGO TRUST TALON FUND

                                                                                                     Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Miter & Co.                                                                                             6.77%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

                           CHICAGO TRUST BALANCED FUND

                                                                                                     Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Miter & Co.                                                                                            96.40%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

                         MONTAG & CALDWELL BALANCED FUND

                                                                                                     Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Miter & Co.                                                                                            36.21%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

American Express Trust Company                                                                          8.94%
FBO American Express Trust Retirement Services
P.O. Box 534
Minneapolis, MN 55422

Huntington Trust Co.                                                                                    5.95%
FBO Diocese of Covington
Attn: Mutual Funds
P.O. Box 1558
Columbus, OH 43260

BNY Western Trust Company                                                                               5.54%
Columbia River Logscalers
Two Union Square, Suite 520
601 Union St.
Seattle, WA 98121

                             CHICAGO TRUST BOND FUND

                                                                                                                   Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Miter & Co.                                                                                            80.34%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Davis & Company                                                                                         9.28%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

                        CHICAGO TRUST MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

                                                                                                     Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Davis & Company                                                                                        88.12%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

                         CHICAGO TRUST MONEY MARKET FUND

                                                                                                                   Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Davis & Company                                                                                        90.82%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

ALLEGHANY/CHICAGO TRUST SMALLCAP VALUE FUND

                                                                                                                   Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Miter & Co.                                                                                            88.12%
c/o Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.
Attn: Outsourcing
P.O. Box 2977
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.                                                                               5.91%
Special Custody Account for Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA 94104

ALLEGHANY/VEREDUS AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND

                                                                                                                   Percentage
Shareowners                                                                                             Owned

Family Physician Associates PSC                                                                         9.01%
515 Hospital Drive
Shelbyville, KY 40065

Chicago Trust                                                                                           5.19%
FBO John W. O'Neil
21 Riding Ridge Rd.
Prospect, KY 40059

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                     INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

Investment Advisory Agreements

         The advisory services provided by the Investment  Advisor of each Fund,
and the fees received by it for such services,  are described in the Prospectus.
The Investment  Advisor of each Fund may from time to time  voluntarily  waive a
portion of its  advisory  fees with  respect  to such Fund  and/or  reimburse  a
portion of the Fund's expenses.

         The  investment  advisory  fees earned and waived by Chicago  Trust and
Montag  &  Caldwell,  as  well  as  expenses  reimbursed,  with  respect  to the
applicable Funds for which each acts as Investment Advisor, are set forth below:




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Fiscal year ended October 31, 1997:
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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                         <C>                      <C>               <C>    


                                                       Gross Advisory          Net Advisory          Waived Fees
                                                         Fees Earned             Fees After        and Reimbursed
                                                         by Advisors             Fee Waivers          Expenses

Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund                          $  3,800,124             $3,758,696          $   41,428
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund                     $  1,734,260             $1,604,403          $  129,857
Chicago Trust Talon Fund                               $    182,742             $   97,146          $   85,596
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund                            $  1,228,508             $1,126,305          $  102,203
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                        $    400,868             $  355,895          $   44,973
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                                $    550,514             $  328,975          $  221,539
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund                      $     69,127             $        0          $   85,359
Chicago Trust Money Market Fund                        $  1,004,607             $  862,275          $  142,332


Fiscal year ended October 31, 1996:

                                                       Gross Advisory          Net Advisory          Waived Fees
                                                         Fees Earned             Fees After        and Reimbursed
                                                         by Advisors             Fee Waivers          Expenses

Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund                             $   834,718             $   800,071        $   34,647
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund                        $ 1,324,207             $ 1,038,213        $  285,994
Chicago Trust Talon Fund                                  $   112,153             $    16,856        $   95,297
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund                               $ 1,075,631             $   815,487        $  260,144
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                           $   195,796             $   110,391        $   85,405
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                                   $   416,462             $   190,705        $  225,757
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund                         $    67,672             $         0        $   70,437
Chicago Trust Money Market Fund                           $   821,513             $   647,188        $  174,325


Fiscal year ended October 31, 1995:

                                                       Gross Advisory          Net Advisory          Waived Fees
                                                         Fees Earned             Fees After        and Reimbursed
                                                         by Advisors             Fee Waivers          Expenses

Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund                             $ 154,451               $   45,631         $  108,820
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund                        $ 222,466               $   94,834         $  127,632
Chicago Trust Talon Fund                                  $  64,359               $        0         $  139,529
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund                               $ 121,079               $   90,985         $   30,094
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                           $  78,125               $        0         $  129,051
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                                   $ 123,919               $        0         $  165,348
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund                         $  66,027               $        0         $  138,875
Chicago Trust Money Market Fund                           $ 638,608               $  346,606         $  292,002
</TABLE>


         Under the Investment  Advisory  Agreements,  the Investment  Advisor of
each Fund is not liable for any error of  judgment  or mistake of law or for any
loss suffered by the Company or a Fund in connection with the performance of the
Agreement, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,  bad faith or gross
negligence  on its  part in the  performance  of its  duties  or  from  reckless
disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder.

         Each Investment Advisory Agreement is terminable with respect to a Fund
by  vote of the  Board  of  Trustees  or by the  holders  of a  majority  of the
outstanding  voting  securities of the Fund, at any time without penalty,  on 60
days' written notice to the Investment  Advisor.  An Investment Advisor may also
terminate its advisory  relationship  with respect to a Fund on 60 days' written
notice  to  the  Company.   Each  Investment   Advisory   Agreement   terminates
automatically in the event of its assignment.

         Under each Investment Advisory  Agreement,  the Fund pays the following
expenses:  (1) the fees and expenses of the Company's  disinterested  directors;
(2) the salaries and expenses of any of the Company's  officers or employees who
are not affiliated with the Investment Advisor; (3) interest expenses; (4) taxes
and governmental fees; (5) brokerage  commissions and other expenses incurred in
acquiring or disposing of portfolio securities;  (6) the expenses of registering
and  qualifying  shares for sale with the SEC and with various state  securities
commissions;  (7) accounting and legal costs; (8) insurance  premiums;  (9) fees
and expenses of the Company's Custodian,  Administrator,  Sub-Administrator  and
Transfer Agent and any related services;  (10) expenses of obtaining  quotations
of the Funds'  portfolio  securities  and of pricing  the  Funds'  shares;  (11)
expenses of  maintaining  the  Company's  legal  existence  and of  shareowners'
meetings;  (12) expenses of preparation and distribution to existing shareowners
of reports,  proxies and prospectuses;  and (13) fees and expenses of membership
in industry organizations.

         Chicago  Title and Trust,  171 North Clark  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois
60601,  an Illinois  chartered  trust company and a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of
Alleghany, provided investment advisory services to certain Funds of the Company
since their  respective  inception  dates through October 30, 1995. As described
more  fully  below,  Chicago  Trust,  an  Illinois  corporation,  assumed  those
responsibilities on October 30, 1995. Such Funds include: Chicago Trust Growth &
Income Fund; Chicago Trust Balanced Fund; Chicago Trust Bond Fund; Chicago Trust
Municipal Bond Fund;  Chicago Trust Money Market Fund;  Alleghany/Chicago  Trust
SmallCap Value Fund; Chicago Trust Talon Fund, with Talon Asset Management, Inc.
("Talon") serving as Sub-Investment Advisor ("Sub-Advisor") for that Fund.

         Chicago  Title  and  Trust  formed  Alleghany  Asset  Management,  Inc.
("AAM"), a wholly-owned  subsidiary,  to act as a holding company for certain of
its financial  services  entities.  On October 30, 1995, Chicago Title and Trust
transferred   substantially  all  of  its  fiduciary   business  and  investment
operations to Chicago Trust,  a wholly-owned  subsidiary of AAM. As part of such
transfer, Chicago Trust assumed all of Chicago Title and Trust's obligations and
liabilities under its existing Investment Advisory Agreements. Chicago Title and
Trust entered into a Guaranty  Agreement with the Company on behalf of each Fund
for which it serves as Investment  Advisor,  pursuant to which it guarantees all
the  obligations  and  liabilities of Chicago Trust under such  Agreements.  The
investment  management  operations with respect to the Company remain unchanged,
and those persons or groups  responsible  for the  investment  management of the
applicable Funds of the Company continue to have such responsibility for Chicago
Trust.

         Chicago Trust managed  approximately $8.8 billion in assets at November
30, 1998, consisting primarily of pension and profit sharing accounts,  high net
worth individuals,  families and insurance companies. Chicago Trust, an Illinois
corporation,  is an indirect and wholly-owned subsidiary of AAM. AAM, located at
Park  Avenue  Plaza,  New York City,  New York  10055,  is engaged  through  its
subsidiaries in the business of title  insurance,  reinsurance,  other financial
services and industrial minerals.

         As part of the  corporate  reorganization  of  Chicago  Title and Trust
described above, Montag & Caldwell became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Chicago  Title and Trust.  Prior to October 30,  1995,  Montag & Caldwell  was a
wholly-owned subsidiary of AAM.

     AAM holds a 40% minority interest in Veredus Asset Management, with certain
options over the next nine years to acquire up to a 70% interest.

Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement

         Pursuant to a Sub-Investment  Advisory  Agreement between Chicago Trust
and Talon,  Talon  provides an investment  program for Chicago Trust Talon Fund,
including  investment  research and the  determination  from time to time of the
securities  that  will  be  purchased  and  sold  by the  Fund,  subject  to the
supervision of Chicago Trust and the Board of Trustees of the Company.  Prior to
December 23, 1996, as compensation for its services, Talon received from Chicago
Trust an  annual  fee of 0.40% of the  first $8  million,  0.50% of the next $12
million,  0.70% of the next $230 million of the average daily net assets of this
Fund,  and 0.75% of such  average  daily net  assets in excess of $250  million.
Effective  December 23, 1996,  for months in which the Fund's  average daily net
assets exceed $18 million, the Investment Advisor will pay the Sub-Advisor a fee
equal to 68.75% of the management fee that the Investment  Advisor receives from
the Fund, net of any expense  reimbursement.  For the months in which the Fund's
average daily net assets are $18 million or less, the  Sub-Advisor  will receive
no fee. During the fiscal years ended October 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997, Talon was
paid $37,762,  $15,109 and $60,407,  respectively,  for sub-investment  advisory
services rendered.

         Under the Sub-Investment  Advisory  Agreement,  Talon is not liable for
any error of  judgment  or  mistake of law or for any loss  suffered  by Chicago
Trust or the Funds in  connection  with the  performance  of the  Sub-Investment
Advisory Agreement, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,  bad faith
or  gross  negligence  on its  part in the  performance  of its  duties  or from
reckless disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder.

The Administrator and Sub-Administrator

         As  Administrator,  Chicago  Trust,  171 North Clark  Street,  Chicago,
Illinois 60601, provides certain administrative services to the Company pursuant
to an  Administration  Agreement.  First  Data  Investor  Services  Group,  Inc.
("Investor  Services  Group"),  53 State Street,  Boston,  Massachusetts  02109,
provides  certain  administrative  services  for the  Funds  and  Chicago  Trust
pursuant to a Sub-Administration Agreement.

         Under the  Administration  Agreement,  the Administrator is responsible
for: (1)  coordinating  with the Custodian and Transfer Agent and monitoring the
services they provide to the Funds;  (2)  coordinating  with and  monitoring any
other third parties  furnishing  services to the Funds;  (3) providing the Funds
with necessary office space, telephones and other communications  facilities and
personnel  competent  to perform  administrative  and  clerical  functions;  (4)
supervising  the  maintenance  by third parties of such books and records of the
Funds as may be required by  applicable  Federal or state law; (5)  preparing or
supervising the preparation by third parties of all Federal, state and local tax
returns and reports of the Funds required by applicable  law; (6) preparing and,
after approval by the Funds,  filing and arranging for the distribution of proxy
materials  and  periodic  reports to  shareowners  of the Funds as  required  by
applicable law; (7) preparing and, after approval by the Company,  arranging for
the filing of such registration  statements and other documents with the SEC and
other Federal and state regulatory  authorities as may be required by applicable
law;  (8)  reviewing  and  submitting  to the  Officers of the Company for their
approval  invoices  or other  requests  for payment of the Funds'  expenses  and
instructing  the  Custodian to issue checks in payment  thereof;  and (9) taking
such other  action with  respect to the Company or the Funds as may be necessary
in the opinion of the Administrator to perform its duties under the Agreement.

         As  compensation  for  services   performed  under  the  Administration
Agreement,  the  Administrator  receives a fee payable monthly at an annual rate
(as described in the  Prospectus)  multiplied by the average daily net assets of
the Company.

         The administrative  fees earned with respect to each Fund are set forth
below:
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<CAPTION>
<S>                                               <C>                    <C>                        <C>   

                                              Administrative      Administrative             Administrative
                                                   Fees                Fees                       Fees
                                                   FYE                  FYE                       FYE
                                              Oct. 31, 1995        Oct. 31, 1996            October 31, 1997
                                              -------------        -------------            ----------------

                                                                                         FPS           First Data
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund                   $ 28,574             $  58,127        $  76,898       $  165,326
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund              $ 35,261             $ 104,720        $  52,175       $   69,751
Chicago Trust Talon Fund                        $ 27,445             $   9,096        $   5,005       $    6,670
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund                     $  8,685             $  83,563        $  38,136       $   47,246
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                 $ 27,554             $  15,232        $   9,676       $   17,554
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                         $ 30,042             $  41,966        $  21,291       $   28,043
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund               $ 27,050             $   6,481        $   2,679       $    3,007
Chicago Trust Money Market Fund                 $ 36,291             $ 113,018        $  56,421       $   65,373
</TABLE>

         Prior to June 1, 1997, FPS Broker Services, Inc. ("FPSB"), 3200 Horizon
Drive,  King of Prussia,  Pennsylvania  19406,  acted as an  Underwriter  of the
Funds' shares for the purpose of facilitating  the registration of shares of the
Funds under state  securities  laws and assisted in sales of shares  pursuant to
the Underwriting  Agreement approved by the Company's Trustees.  Pursuant to its
Underwriter  Compensation  Agreement  with the Company,  FPSB was paid an annual
underwriter fee of $2,500 for each Class N Shares Fund and $2,000 for each Class
I Shares Fund  ($22,000  per annum total for eight Class N Shares  Funds and one
Class I Shares Fund - as of October 30, 1998,  Montag & Caldwell  Balanced  Fund
and  Chicago  Trust Bond Fund had not  commenced  selling  Class I shares),  and
certain other  registration  and  transaction  fees.  For the fiscal years ended
October  31,  1995 and 1996,  an  aggregate  of $18,125  and $20,833 was paid on
behalf of the then-existing Funds.

     Effective June 1, 1997, First Data  Distributors,  Inc. replaced FPS Broker
Services, Inc. as principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds' shares.

Distribution Plan

         The Board of Trustees of the Company has adopted a Plan of Distribution
(the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act which permits the Class N
shares of each Fund  (except  Chicago  Trust Money  Market  Fund) to pay certain
expenses  associated with the  distribution of its shares.  Under the Plan, each
Fund may pay actual  expenses  not  exceeding,  on an annual  basis,  0.25% of a
Fund's  average  daily net assets.  To the  Company's  knowledge,  no interested
person of the Company, nor any of its Trustees who are not "interested persons,"
has a direct or indirect  financial  interest in the operation of the Plan.  The
Company anticipates that each Fund will benefit from additional shareholders and
assets as a result  of  implementation  of the Plan.  The terms of such Plan are
more fully described in the Prospectus under "DISTRIBUTION  PLAN." Amounts spent
on behalf of each Fund  pursuant  to such Plan  during  the  fiscal  year  ended
October 31, 1997 are set forth below.

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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                    <C>               <C>              <C>              <C>    

                                                                                    Compensation      Compensation
                                                                   Distribution       to Broker         to Sales
                                                      Printing       Services          Dealers          Personnel

Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund                        $  19,215       $ 27,812         $ 498,145         $ 11,738
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund                   $  30,404       $ 26,242         $ 125,246         $ 11,097
Chicago Trust Talon Fund                             $   3,684       $ 10,855         $   7,166         $  1,750
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund                          $  14,980       $ 21,233         $  94,632         $  1,732
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                      $   3,319       $ 12,615         $  60,338         $  4,873
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                              $   8,401       $ 16,784         $  61,136         $  5,920
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund                    $   1,017       $ 10,097         $   4,500         $    109



                                                       Marketing         Services Providers             Total
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund                        $  148,846              $  22,097             $   727,853
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund                   $  293,428              $  48,204             $   534,621
Chicago Trust Talon Fund                             $   10,904              $     229             $    34,588
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund                          $  277,955              $  36,782             $   447,314
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                      $   14,892              $   4,736             $   100,772
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                              $   63,038              $  14,725             $   170,004
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund                    $    2,129              $       0             $    17,852

</TABLE>

                PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS

         The Investment  Advisor or Sub-Advisor is responsible  for decisions to
buy and sell  securities  for the Funds and for the  placement of its  portfolio
business and the negotiation of commissions,  if any, paid on such transactions.
The Investment  Advisor, in placing trades for a Fund, will follow the Company's
policy  of  seeking  best  execution  of  orders.   Securities   traded  in  the
over-the-counter  market are generally  traded on a net basis.  These securities
are generally  traded on a net basis with dealers  acting as principal for their
own accounts  without a stated  commission.  In  over-the-counter  transactions,
orders are placed directly with a principal  market-maker  unless a better price
and execution can be obtained by using a broker.  Brokerage commissions are paid
on transactions in listed securities, futures contracts, and options.

         The Investment  Advisor or Sub-Advisor  effects portfolio  transactions
for  other  investment  companies  and  advisory  accounts.   Research  services
furnished  by   broker-dealers   through   whom  the  Funds  effect   securities
transactions may be used by the Investment  Advisor or Sub-Advisor,  as the case
may be, in servicing all of their respective accounts; not all such services may
be used in connection  with the Funds.  The Investment  Advisor and  Sub-Advisor
will attempt to equitably  allocate  portfolio  transactions among the Funds and
others whenever concurrent  decisions are made to purchase or sell securities by
the Funds and other accounts.  In making such allocations  between the Funds and
others,  the  main  factors  to be  considered  are  the  respective  investment
objectives,  the relative  size of portfolio  holdings of the same or comparable
securities,  the  availability  of cash for  investment,  the size of investment
commitments  generally  held,  and the opinions of the persons  responsible  for
recommending  investments  to the  Funds and the  others.  In some  cases,  this
procedure  could have an  adverse  effect on the  Funds.  In the  opinion of the
Investment  Advisor and  Sub-Advisor,  however,  the results of such  procedures
will, on the whole, be in the best interest of each of the clients.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                         <C>                      <C>                 <C>    
                                                           Brokerage             Brokerage            Brokerage
                                                          Commissions           Commissions          Commissions
                                                              FYE                   FYE                  FYE
                                                         Oct. 31, 1995         Oct. 31, 1996        Oct. 31, 1997
                                                         -------------         -------------        -------------
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund                              $50,125               $204,066              $537,610
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund                         $13,723               $122,722              $130,947
Chicago Trust Talon Fund                                   $49,652               $40,019               $55,212*
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund                                N/A                   $66,370               $58,087
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                            $15,328               $17,700               $34,393
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                                    N/A                   N/A                   N/A
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund                          N/A                   N/A                   N/A
Chicago Trust Money Market Fund                            N/A                   N/A                   N/A
</TABLE>

*        Of this  amount,  $1,300 paid to Talon  Securities,  Inc.  ("TSI"),  an
         affiliate  of Talon,  the Fund's  Sub-Advisor.  The amount  paid to TSI
         represents:  (a) 0.20% of the aggregate brokerage  commissions received
         by TSI from all clients  during the most recent  fiscal  year;  and (b)
         2.35% of the total  commissions paid by Chicago Trust Talon Fund to all
         brokers  through whom trades were placed  during the Fund's most recent
         fiscal year.

Portfolio Turnover

         The  portfolio  turnover  rate for each of the Funds is  calculated  by
dividing  the lesser of  purchases  or sales of  portfolio  investments  for the
reporting period by the monthly average value of the portfolio investments owned
during the reporting period. The calculation excludes all securities,  including
options, whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition are one
year or less.  Portfolio  turnover may vary greatly from year to year as well as
within  a  particular  year,  and  may be  affected  by  cash  requirements  for
redemption  of units and by  requirements  which  enable  the  Funds to  receive
favorable  tax  treatment.  In any event,  portfolio  turnover is generally  not
expected  to exceed 100% in the Funds,  except for Chicago  Trust Talon Fund and
Alleghany/Chicago  Trust  SmallCap  Value  Fund in which it is not  expected  to
exceed  150% and  Alleghany/Veredus  Aggressive  Growth  Fund in which it is not
expected to exceed 200%. A high rate of portfolio turnover (i.e., over 100%) may
result  in  the   realization   of   substantial   capital  gains  and  involves
correspondingly  greater transaction costs. To the extent that net capital gains
are  realized,  distributions  derived  from such gains are  treated as ordinary
income for Federal income tax purposes.

         The portfolio turnover rates for the Funds for their most recent fiscal
periods may be found under  "FINANCIAL  HIGHLIGHTS" in the  Prospectus.  Chicago
Trust Talon Fund experienced a portfolio turnover rate of 112.72% for the fiscal
year ended  October 31, 1997 (vs.  126.83% for the fiscal year ended October 31,
1996 and  229.43%  for the fiscal  year ended  October  31,  1995).  The Fund is
periodically repositioned in the market as it seeks capital preservation,  value
and competitive  performance.  Portfolio  trades are executed in accordance with
the Fund's investment objective, in the best judgment of management.

                                      TAXES

         Each Fund  intends  to  continue  to qualify  each year as a  regulated
investment company under the Code.

         In order to so qualify,  a Fund must, among other things, (i) derive at
least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to
certain  securities  loans,  gains  from  the  sale  of  securities  or  foreign
currencies,  or other income  (including  but not limited to gains from options,
futures or forward  contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing
in such stock, securities or currencies;  (ii) derive less than 30% of its gross
income from gains from the sale or other  disposition  of  securities or certain
futures  and  options  thereon  held for less than  three  months  ("short-short
gains");  (iii)  distribute at least 90% of its  dividend,  interest and certain
other  taxable  income  each year;  and (iv) at the end of each  fiscal  quarter
maintain at least 50% of the value of its total assets in cash, U.S.  Government
securities,  securities  of other  regulated  investment  companies,  and  other
securities of issuers which represent, with respect to each issuer, no more than
5% of the  value of a Fund's  total  assets  and 10% of the  outstanding  voting
securities of such issuer,  and with no more than 25% of its assets  invested in
the securities (other than those of the government or other regulated investment
companies)  of any one issuer or of two or more issuers  which the Fund controls
and which are engaged in the same, similar or related trades and businesses.

         To  the  extent  such  Fund  qualifies  for  treatment  as a  regulated
investment  company, it will not be subject to Federal income tax on income paid
to shareowners in the form of dividends or capital gains distributions.

         An excise tax at the rate of 4% will be imposed on the excess,  if any,
of a Fund's "required  distributions" over actual  distributions in any calendar
year. Generally,  the "required distribution" is 98% of a Fund's ordinary income
for the calendar year plus 98% of its capital gain net income  recognized during
the one-year period ending on October 31 plus  undistributed  amounts from prior
years. The Funds intend to make distributions  sufficient to avoid imposition of
the excise tax. For a distribution to qualify as such with respect to a calendar
year under the foregoing  rules,  it must be declared by a Fund during  October,
November  or  December to  shareowners  of record  during such month and paid by
January 31 of the following year. Such distributions will be taxable in the year
they are declared, rather than the year in which they are received.

         When a Fund writes a call,  or purchases a put option,  an amount equal
to the premium  received or paid by it is included in the Fund's  accounts as an
asset and as an equivalent liability.

         In  writing  a  call,  the  amount  of the  liability  is  subsequently
"marked-to-market"  to reflect the current  market value of the option  written.
The  current  market  value of a written  option  is the last sale  price on the
principal  exchange on which such option is traded or, in the absence of a sale,
the mean  between the last bid and asked  prices.  If an option which a Fund has
written  expires  on its  stipulated  expiration  date,  the Fund  recognizes  a
short-term  capital gain. If a Fund enters into a closing  purchase  transaction
with  respect  to an option  which the Fund has  written,  the Fund  realizes  a
short-term  gain (or loss if the cost of the  closing  transaction  exceeds  the
premium received when the option was sold) without regard to any unrealized gain
or loss on the underlying security,  and the liability related to such option is
extinguished.  If a call option which a Fund has written is exercised,  the Fund
realizes a capital gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the
proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received.

         The premium paid by a Fund for the purchase of a put option is recorded
in the Fund's assets and liabilities as an investment and subsequently  adjusted
daily to the current  market value of the option.  For  example,  if the current
market  value of the option  exceeds  the  premium  paid,  the  excess  would be
unrealized  appreciation  and,  conversely,  if the premium  exceeds the current
market value, such excess would be unrealized  depreciation.  The current market
value of a purchased option is the last sale price on the principal  exchange on
which such option is traded or, in the absence of a sale,  the mean  between the
last bid and asked prices.  If an option which a Fund has  purchased  expires on
the  stipulated  expiration  date,  the Fund  realizes a short-term or long-term
capital  loss for Federal  income tax  purposes in the amount of the cost of the
option.  If a Fund  exercises a put option,  it realizes a capital  gain or loss
(long-term  or  short-term,  depending on the holding  period of the  underlying
security) from the sale which will be decreased by the premium originally paid.

         The  amount of any  realized  gain or loss on  closing  out  options on
certain  stock  indices will result in a realized gain or loss for tax purposes.
Such  options  held by a Fund at the end of each  fiscal  year on a  broad-based
stock  index will be required to be  "marked-to-market"  for Federal  income tax
purposes.  Sixty percent of any net gain or loss recognized on such deemed sales
or on any actual  sales will be treated as long-term  capital gain or loss,  and
the remainder will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss ("60/40 gain or
loss").  Certain  options,  futures  contracts and options on futures  contracts
utilized  by the  Funds are  "Section  1256  contracts."  Any gains or losses on
Section  1256  contracts  held by a Fund at the end of each taxable year (and on
October   31  of  each   year  for   purposes   of  the  4%   excise   tax)  are
"marked-to-market"  with the result that unrealized  gains or losses are treated
as though  they were  realized  and the  resulting  gain or loss is treated as a
60/40 gain or loss.

         Shareowners  will be subject to Federal  income taxes on  distributions
made by the Funds whether  received in cash or  additional  shares of the Funds.
Distributions of net investment income and net short-term capital gains, if any,
will be taxable to shareowners as ordinary income.  Distributions of net capital
gains (the excess of net capital gains over net short-term  capital losses),  if
any, will be taxable to shareowners as 28% rate gains or 20% rate gains, without
regard to how long a shareowner has held shares of a Fund. A loss on the sale of
shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term  capital  loss
to the extent of any long-term capital gain dividend paid to the shareowner with
respect to such shares. Dividends paid by a Fund may qualify in part for the 70%
dividends-received  deduction for  corporations,  provided  however,  that those
shares have been held for at least 45 days.

         An investment in Chicago Trust  Municipal  Bond Fund is not intended to
constitute  a  balanced  investment  program.  Shares of this Fund  would not be
suitable for  tax-exempt  institutions  and may not be suitable  for  retirement
plans  qualified  under Section 401 of the Code,  H.R. 10 plans,  and IRAs since
such plans and accounts are generally tax-exempt and, therefore,  not only would
the  shareowner  receive  less income and not gain any  benefit  from the Fund's
dividend being tax-exempt, but such dividends would be ultimately taxable to the
beneficiaries when distributed.

         In order for Chicago Trust  Municipal Bond Fund to pay  exempt-interest
dividends for any taxable year, at the close of each taxable  quarter,  at least
50%  of  the  aggregate   value  of  the  Fund's   portfolio   must  consist  of
exempt-interest obligations. Within 60 days after the close of its taxable year,
the Fund will notify its shareowners of the portion of the dividends paid by the
Fund which  constitutes  exempt-interest  dividends with respect to such taxable
year.

         The Funds will notify  shareowners each year of the amount of dividends
and  distributions,  including the amount of any  distribution of 28% rate gains
and 20% rate gains,  and the portion of its dividends  which qualify for the 70%
deduction.

         Dividends  and  distributions  also may be  subject  to state and local
taxes.  Shareowners are urged to consult their tax advisors  regarding  specific
questions as to Federal, state and local taxes.

         The foregoing discussion relates solely to U.S. Federal income tax law.
Non-U.S.  investors  should  consult  their  tax  advisors  concerning  the  tax
consequences of ownership of shares of the Funds, including the possibility that
distributions  may be  subject  to a 30%  United  States  withholding  tax (or a
reduced rate of withholding provided by treaty).

                             PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

In General

         From  time  to  time,  the  Company  may  include  general  comparative
information, such as statistical data regarding inflation, securities indices or
the features or performance of alternative investments, in advertisements, sales
literature   and  reports  to   shareowners.   The  Company  may  also   include
calculations,  such as hypothetical compounding examples or tax-free compounding
examples, which describe hypothetical investment results in such communications.
Such performance examples will be based on an express set of assumptions and are
not  indicative of the  performance  of any Fund.  In addition,  the Company may
include  charts   comparing   various   tax-free  yields  versus  taxable  yield
equivalents at different income levels.

         From time to time,  the yield and total  return of a Fund may be quoted
in advertisements, shareowner reports or other communications to shareowners.

Total Return Calculations

         The Funds that compute  their  average  annual  total  returns do so by
determining  the average  annual  compounded  rates of return  during  specified
periods that equate the initial amount invested to the ending  redeemable  value
of such  investment.  This is done by dividing the ending  redeemable value of a
hypothetical  $1,000  initial  payment by $1,000 and raising  the  quotient to a
power  equal to one  divided  by the  number  of years  (or  fractional  portion
thereof) covered by the computation and subtracting one from the result.
This calculation can be expressed as follows:

Average Annual Total Return =       [(ERV)  1/n
                                     P  ]   -1

     Where:  ERV = ending  redeemable  value at the end of the period covered by
the  computation of a  hypothetical  $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the
period P =  hypothetical  initial  payment  of $1,000 n = period  covered by the
computation, expressed in terms of years

         The Funds that compute their  aggregate  total returns over a specified
period do so by determining the aggregate  compounded rate of return during such
specified  period that  likewise  equates  over a  specified  period the initial
amount invested to the ending  redeemable value of such investment.  The formula
for calculating aggregate total return is as follows:



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Aggregate Annual Total Return =     (ERV)
                                    P-1

     Where:  ERV = ending  redeemable  value at the end of the period covered by
the  computation of a  hypothetical  $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the
period P = hypothetical initial payment of $1,000

         The  calculations  of average  annual total return and aggregate  total
return assume the  reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain  distributions
on the  reinvestment  dates  during  the  period.  The ending  redeemable  value
(variable "ERV" in each formula) is determined by assuming  complete  redemption
of the hypothetical  investment and the deduction of all nonrecurring charges at
the end of the period covered by the  computations.  Such  calculations  are not
necessarily  indicative of future results and do not take into account  Federal,
state and local taxes that shareowners must pay on a current basis.

         Since performance will fluctuate, performance data for the Funds should
not be used to compare an investment  in the Funds'  shares with bank  deposits,
savings  accounts and similar  investment  alternatives  which often  provide an
agreed or guaranteed fixed yield for a stated period of time. Shareowners should
remember that performance is generally a function of the kind and quality of the
instruments  held in a portfolio,  portfolio  maturity,  operating  expenses and
market conditions.

         The  average  annual  total  returns  for the Funds  which  quote  such
performance were as follows for the periods shown:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                        <C>                      <C>   

                                                                       One Year                From Inception
Series                                                                  Ended                  of Fund through
                                                                       10/31/97                   10/31/97
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Class N                                    33.82                       31.92
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Class I                                    34.26                       33.56
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund                                       25.16                       20.78
Chicago Trust Talon Fund                                                 33.47                       26.08
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund                                              20.10                       18.20
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                                          24.26                       22.83
Chicago Trust Bond Fund                                                   8.84                        6.56
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund                                         5.13                        4.07
</TABLE>

Yield of Chicago Trust Money Market Fund

         As summarized in the Prospectus, the yield of this Fund for a seven-day
period (the "base  period")  will be computed by  determining  the net change in
value (calculated as set forth below) of a hypothetical account having a balance
of one share at the beginning of the period,  dividing the net change in account
value by the value of the account at the  beginning of the base period to obtain
the base period return, and multiplying the base period return by 365/7 with the
resulting  yield figure  carried to the nearest  hundredth  of one percent.  Net
changes in value of a hypothetical  account will include the value of additional
shares  purchased with dividends from the original share and dividends  declared
on both the original share and any such additional  shares, but will not include
realized gains or losses or unrealized appreciation or depreciation on portfolio
investments.  Yield may also be calculated on a compound  basis (the  "effective
yield") which assumes that net income is reinvested in shares of the Fund at the
same rate as net income is earned for the base period.

         The yield and  effective  yield of Chicago Trust Money Market Fund will
vary in response to  fluctuations  in interest  rates and in the expenses of the
Fund.  For  comparative  purposes,  the current and  effective  yields should be
compared  to  current  and  effective  yields  offered  by  competing  financial
institutions  for the same base period and  calculated by the methods  described
above.  For the  seven-day  period ended  October 31, 1997,  Chicago Trust Money
Market Fund had a yield of 5.22% and an effective yield of 5.32%.

Yields of Chicago Trust Bond Fund and Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund

         The yield of each of these  Funds is  calculated  by  dividing  the net
investment  income per share (as  described  below)  earned by the Fund during a
30-day (or one month) period by the maximum offering price per share on the last
day of the period and  annualizing  the result on a semi-annual  basis by adding
one to the quotient,  raising the sum to the power of six,  subtracting one from
the result and then doubling the difference.  A Fund's net investment income per
share  earned  during the period is based on the average  daily number of shares
outstanding  during  the  period  entitled  to receive  dividends  and  includes
dividends and interest  earned during the period minus expenses  accrued for the
period, net of reimbursements.

         This calculation can be expressed as follows:

         YIELD = 2 [(a - b + 1) - 1]6
                            cd

     Where:  a = dividends  and interest  earned  during the period b = expenses
accrued for the period (net of  reimbursements)  c = the average daily number of
shares outstanding during the period that were entitled to receive dividends d =
maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period

         For the purpose of determining net investment  income earned during the
period (variable "a" in the formula),  dividend income on equity securities held
by a Fund is  recognized  by accruing  1/360 of the stated  dividend rate of the
security  each day that the  security  is in the Fund.  Except  as noted  below,
interest  earned  on any  debt  obligations  held  by a Fund  is  calculated  by
computing  the yield to maturity of each  obligation  held by that Fund based on
the market value of the obligation  (including  actual accrued  interest) at the
close of business on the last  business  day of the month,  the  purchase  price
(plus actual  accrued  interest) and dividing the result by 360 and  multiplying
the quotient by the market value of the  obligation  (including  actual  accrued
interest) in order to determine the interest  income on the  obligation for each
day of the  subsequent  month  that the  obligation  is held by that  Fund.  For
purposes of this  calculation,  it is assumed that each month  contains 30 days.
The date on which the obligation  reasonably may be expected to be called or, if
none,  the  maturity  date.  With  respect to debt  obligations  purchased  at a
discount  or  premium,  the  formula  generally  calls for  amortization  of the
discount premium. The amortization  schedule will be adjusted monthly to reflect
changes in the market values of such debt obligations.

         Expenses  accrued for the period  (variable "b" in the formula) include
all recurring fees charged by a Fund to all shareowner accounts in proportion to
the length of the base  period and the Fund's  mean (or  median)  account  size.
Undeclared  earned income will be subtracted from the offering price per capital
share (variable "d" in the formula).

         Interest  earned on  tax-exempt  obligations  that are  issued  without
original  issue  discount and have a current  market  discount is  calculated by
using the coupon rate of interest instead of the yield to maturity.  In the case
of tax-exempt obligations that are issued with original issue discount but which
have  discounts  based on current  market  value that exceed the  then-remaining
portion of the original discount (market discount), the yield to maturity is the
imputed  rate based on the original  issue  discount  calculation.  On the other
hand, in the case of tax-exempt  obligations that are issued with original issue
discount but which have  discounts  based on current  market value that are less
than the then-remaining  portion of the original discount (market premium),  the
yield to maturity is based on the market value.

         With respect to mortgage- or other receivables-backed obligations which
are  expected  to be subject to  monthly  payments  of  principal  and  interest
("pay-downs"):  (i) gain or loss  attributable  to actual monthly  pay-downs are
accounted  for as an increase or decrease to interest  income during the period;
and (ii) each Fund may elect  either (a) to amortize the discount and premium on
the  remaining  security,  based on the cost of the  security,  to the  weighted
average  maturity date, if such  information  is available,  or to the remaining
term of the security,  if any, if the weighted  average date is not available or
(b) not to amortize discount or premium on the remaining security.

         For the 30-day period ended  October 31, 1997,  Chicago Trust Bond Fund
had a yield of 5.74%.

         For the 30-day period ended October 31, 1997,  Chicago Trust  Municipal
Bond Fund had a yield of 3.40%.

Tax-Equivalent Yield

         The  "tax-equivalent  yield" of Chicago  Trust  Municipal  Bond Fund is
computed by: (a) dividing the portion of the yield (calculated as above) that is
exempt from Federal  income tax by one minus a stated  Federal  income tax rate;
and (b) adding to that figure to that portion,  if any, of the yield that is not
exempt from Federal income tax.

         The  tax-equivalent  yield of this Fund reflects the taxable yield that
an investor at the stated marginal Federal income tax rate would have to receive
to equal the primarily  tax-exempt yield from Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund.
Before  investing in this Fund,  you may want to determine  which  investment --
tax-free  or taxable -- will  result in a higher  after-tax  yield.  To do this,
divide  the  yield on the  tax-free  investment  by the  decimal  determined  by
subtracting  from one the highest Federal tax rate you pay. For example,  if the
tax-free yield is 5% and your maximum tax bracket is 36%, the computation is:

5% Tax-Free Yield - (1/.36 Tax Rate) = 5%/.64% = 7.81% Tax Equivalent Yield

         In this  example,  your  after-tax  return  would be higher from the 5%
tax-free investment if available taxable yields are below 7.81%. Conversely, the
taxable  investment  would  provide a higher  yield when taxable  yields  exceed
7.81%.

         For the 30-day period ended October 31, 1997,  Chicago Trust  Municipal
Bond Fund had a  tax-equivalent  yield of 5.31%,  based on the tax-free yield of
3.40%,  shown above,  and assuming a shareowner is at the 36% Federal income tax
rate.

                                OTHER INFORMATION

         Statements  contained  in  the  Prospectus  or  in  this  Statement  of
Additional  Information  as to the  contents of any  contract or other  document
referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made
to the copy of such  contract  or other  document  filed  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration  Statement of which the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional
Information  forms a part.  Each such  statement is qualified in all respects by
such reference.

Custodian

         Bankers Trust Company ("Bankers Trust"),  16 Wall Street, New York, New
York 10005 serves as Custodian of the Company's  assets  pursuant to a Custodian
Agreement. Under such Agreement, Bankers Trust: (i) maintains a separate account
or  accounts  in the name of each  Fund;  (ii)  holds  and  transfers  portfolio
securities  on  account  of  each  Fund;   (iii)  accepts   receipts  and  makes
disbursements  of money on behalf of each Fund;  (iv)  collects and receives all
income  and  other  payments  and   distributions  on  account  of  each  Fund's
securities;  and (v) makes periodic reports to the Board of Trustees  concerning
each Fund's operations.

Reports to Shareowners

         Shareowners will receive unaudited  semi-annual  reports describing the
Funds'  investment  operations and annual  financial  statements  audited by the
Funds' independent  certified public accountants.  Inquiries regarding the Funds
may be  directed  to  the  Investment  Advisor  or the  Administrator  at  (800)
992-8151.

         KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, 303 E. Wacker  Drive,  Chicago,  Illinois is the
Company's independent public accountant and auditor.


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                                    APPENDIX

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                       for

                          Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund

                       Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund

                            Chicago Trust Talon Fund

                           Chicago Trust Balanced Fund

                         Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund

                             Chicago Trust Bond Fund

                        Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund

                         Chicago Trust Money Market Fund

                                Fiscal Year Ended
                                                           October 31, 1997

ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREOWNERS


                            Semi-Annual Period Ended
                                 April 30, 1998

                        SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREOWNERS

ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREOWNERS


CT&T
FUNDS

Annual
Report

October 31, 1997



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       A Report on the Operations and Performance of Your Investment in
                      Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
                      Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
                      Chicago Trust Talon Fund
                      Chicago Trust Balanced Fund
                      Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund
                      Chicago Trust Bond Fund
                      Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund
                      Chicago Trust Money Market Fund

                 The Chicago Trust Company, Investment Advisor
                  Montag & Caldwell, Inc., Investment Advisor
                                (800) 992-8151

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CT&T Funds -- Shareowner Benefits
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The CT&T Funds offer a variety of special features and options for shareowners.
If you are not already taking advantage of these features and wish to do so,
call us! A customer service representative at (800) 992-8151 will help you gain
access to our free share owner options.

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Low Minimum Investments

The minimum initial investment is $2,500 and any subsequent investment is $50.

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Automatic Investment

You may elect to make regular investments into your account automatically by
approving electronic funds transfers into your CT&T Funds. The minimum initial
investment for the automatic investment plan is $50.

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Savings for Retirement

Our easy and convenient IRA offers you a selection of mutual funds especially
suitable for your retirement accounts while your assets benefit from tax-
deferred growth.

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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment

You can compound your investment earnings by reinvesting them automatically.
Monthly or quarterly dividends and annual capital gain distributions are
reinvested free of charge.

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Exchange Privileges

Should your personal investment needs change, you have the flexibility to move
your investments among the CT&T Funds. Transfers between the Funds are free of
charge, and simple to make.

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Check Writing

Free check writing services may be authorized and are available in the Chicago
Trust Money Market Fund. The per check minimum is $500.


   Our automated shareowners account information line is available for your
     convenience 24-hours a day, 7 days a week by calling (800) 992-8151.
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Dear Shareowner:

The fiscal year ended October 31, 1997 has been financially rewarding for all
investors in our funds. Holders of our equity portfolios have realized returns
ranging from 25.2% in the Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund (Growth & Income)
to 34.3% in the Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund (Growth) "I" Class of shares. Our
Chicago Trust Talon Fund (Talon) has earned a very impressive 33.5% total return
despite holding significant cash reserves throughout the period. Fixed income
returns have ranged from 5.1% in our tax-free Municipal Bond Fund to 8.8% in the
taxable Bond Fund. Holders of our Money Market Fund have realized a 5.17% return
over the past twelve months.

Obviously, there is more information printed about mutual funds than anyone can
reasonably read or would want to read. However, on the assumption that most of
our shareowners do not read all of the financial advisory publications now
available, we thought you might like to know a sample of who has written about
our Funds during the last twelve months.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Publication                                                    Date                 Funds
- -----------                                                    ----                 -----
<S>                                                      <C>                   <C>
Crain's Chicago Business                                 December 23, 1996     Growth & Income
     "Chicago Trust Fund
      Manager Takes Long Views in Stock Picks"

Kiplinger's Magazine                                     March 1997            Growth
     "Best Funds: Investing for College"

Money Magazine                                           March 1997            Growth
     "Invest Like a Millionaire with these Funds"

Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel                              May 11, 1997          Growth & Income
     "A Few Strong Growth Stocks Power Chicago Trust"

Financial Planning Magazine                              May 1997              Growth & Income, Talon
     "Undiscovered Funds Still Abound"

Louis Rukeyser's Mutual Funds                            September 1997        Growth & Income
     "A Wealth of Experience"

Louis Rukeyser's Mutual Funds                            October 1997          Growth
     "A Global Opportunist"

Money Magazine                                           November 1997         Talon
     "What to Do Now to Protect Your Profits"
</TABLE>

It is customary in letters of this sort to fill space with prognostications
about the economic and financial outlook. We do not believe that is a very
useful exercise in a world where the batting average of most forecasters is less
than 50%. Instead, we wish to assure you that despite recent market returns our
enthusiasm will remain in check. We will continue to pursue our bottom-up
disciplined investment approaches, choosing securities based on fundamentals of
the business and our time-tested valuation techniques.

To all of our long-term investors, we hope we have met your expectations. To our
newer investors, we thank you for choosing the Chicago Trust/Montag & Caldwell
Funds. We will do all that we can to help you reach your financial goals. In
March 1998, to enhance and simplify your investment process, we will introduce
our website. Thank you for investing with Chicago Trust/Montag & Caldwell Funds.

Sincerely,

/s/ Stuart D. Bilton

Stuart D. Bilton
Chairman

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CT&T Funds -- Summary Information
Performance for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 1997
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
                             Class N (Retail)  Class I (Institutional)              Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
<S>                          <C>                      <C>                                      <C>

Total Returns:
1 Year                            33.82%                 34.26%                                   25.16%
                                              
Three Year                                    
Average Annual                       N/A                    N/A                                   26.93%
                                              
Average Annual                                
Since Inception                   31.92%                 33.56%                                   20.78%
                                              
Value of $10,000                $22,925               $ 14,724                                   $20,801
from Inception                                
Date                            11/2/94                6/28/96                                  12/13/93
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

 Top Ten Holdings     as of October 31, 1997
<S>                   <C>                                        <C>                                        <C>
    Company and        Cisco Systems, Inc.                       4.5%  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.     3.9%
  % of Total Net       Microsoft Corp.                           4.0%  Illinois Tool Works, Inc.            3.9%
      Assets           Gillette Co.                              4.0%  Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., NY, ADR   3.9%
                       Pfizer, Inc.                              3.8%  American International Group, Inc.   3.8%
                       Coca-Cola Co.                             3.8%  Norwest Corp.                        3.8%
                       Procter & Gamble Co.                      3.7%  Cardinal Health, Inc.                3.7%
                       Johnson & Johnson                         3.6%  Pfizer, Inc.                         3.6%
                       Intel Corp.                               3.2%  Microsoft Corp.                      3.5%
                       Oracle Corp.                              3.2%  Newell Co.                           3.3%
                       Home Depot, Inc.                          3.2%  Sysco Corp.                          3.2%
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                 Chicago Trust Talon Fund                    Chicago Trust Balanced Fund
<S>                              <C>                                         <C>

Total Returns:
1 Year                                   33.47%                                     20.10%


Three Year
Average Annual                           26.16%                                      N/A

Average Annual
Since Inception                          26.08%                                     18.20%

Value of $10,000                        $20,582                                    $14,229
from Inception
Date                                    9/19/94                                    9/21/95
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

 Top Ten Holdings  as of October 31, 1997
<S>                <C>                                     <C>                                       <C>
    Company and     Mylan Laboratories, Inc.               5.4%  Pfizer, Inc.                        2.3%
  % of Total Net    U. S. Treasury Note, 5.875%, 07/31/99  5.3%  Norwest Corp.                       2.0%
      Assets        Vitalink Pharmacy Services, Inc.       5.1%  American International Group, Inc.  1.9%
                    Robotic Vision Systems, Inc.           5.1%  Schlumberger Ltd.                   1.9%
                    Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.        4.9%  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.    1.8%
                    North American Vaccine, Inc.           4.9%  Cisco Systems, Inc.                 1.7%
                    Pep Boys -- Manny, Moe & Jack          4.9%  Microsoft Corp.                     1.7%
                    R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.              4.7%  Illinois Tool Works, Inc.           1.7%
                    Danielson Holdings Corp.               4.4%  MBNA Corp.                          1.7%
                    Equity Office Properties Trust, REIT   4.3%  Newell Co.                          1.5%
</TABLE>

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CT&T Funds -- Summary Information
Performance for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 1997
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                         Chicago Trust Bond Fund
<S>                         <C>                                   <C>       <C>                                         <C>
Total Returns:
1 Year                                       24.26%                                            8.84%


Three Year
Average Annual                                N/A                                              9.77%


Average Annual
Since Inception                              22.83%                                            6.56%

Value of $10,000                            $18,509                                           $12,797
from Inception
Date                                        11/2/94                                           12/13/93

Top Ten Holdings          as of October 31, 1997
<S>                       <C>                                     <C>     <C>                                             <C>
  Company and             U.S. Treasury Note, 7.250%, 05/15/16    4.1%    U.S. Treasury Bond, 7.125%, 02/15/23            2.3%
 % of Total Net           U.S. Treasury Note, 6.500%, 10/15/06    3.1%    U.S. Treasury Note, 7.250%, 05/15/04            2.2%
     Assets               Cisco Systems, Inc.                     2.5%    U.S. Treasury Note, 7.875%, 08/15/01            2.2%
                          U.S. Treasury Note, 6.500%, 08/15/05    2.5%    U.S. Treasury Note, 7.125%, 02/29/00            2.1%
                          Federal National Mortgage Association,          U.S. Treasury Note, 6.375%, 08/15/02            2.1%
                           7.250%, 01/17/21, CMO, REMIC           2.5%    U.S. Treasury Note, 5.750%, 10/31/00            2.1%
                          U.S. Treasury Note, 5.875%, 02/15/04    2.4%    U.S. Treasury Note, 5.500%, 02/28/99            2.1%
                          Gillette Co.                            2.3%    U.S. Treasury Note, 5.750%, 08/15/03            2.1%
                          Procter & Gamble Co.                    2.2%    U.S. Treasury Note, 5.125%, 11/30/98            2.1%
                          Microsoft Corp.                         2.2%    Chemical Master Credit Card Trust, Class A
                          Johnson & Johnson                       2.2%     5.550%, 09/15/03                               2.1%
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund
<S>                       <C>                         <C>                                        <C>
Total Returns:
1 Year                                                              5.13%


Three Year
Average Annual                                                      5.97%


Average Annual
Since Inception                                                     4.07%

Value of $10,000                                                   $11,673
from Inception
Date                                                              12/13/93
Top Ten Holdings          as of October 31, 1997
<S>                       <C>                                     <C>     <C>                                             <C>
  Company and             King County, Washington, Series A,              Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Series A, G.O.
 % of Total Net            G.O., 5.800%, 01/01/04                 4.1%     6.500%, 07/01/03                               3.6%
    Assets                Jordan School District, Utah,                   Clark County, Nevada, School District, G.O.
                           Series A, G.O., 5.250%, 06/15/00       4.0%     6.400%, 06/15/06                               3.1%
                          Cook County, Illinois, Series B, G.O.           Arlington Independent School District, Texas,
                           4.700%, 11/15/01                       3.9%     Refunding, G.O., 5.400%, 02/15/99              3.1%
                          Salt River Project Electric System              Mohave County, AZ, IDA, 6.000%, 07/01/00        3.0%
                           Revenue, AZ, Refunding, Series A,              Tulsa, Oklahoma Metropolitan Utility Authority
                           5.500%, 01/01/05                       3.9%     Revenue, 5.500%, 07/01/00                      2.9%
                          Texas State Water Development Board,
                           G.O. Escrowed to Maturity, 5.000%,
                           08/01/99                               3.7%
</TABLE>

                                       3
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
Management Discussion & Analysis                                October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund (the "Fund") did particularly well in this
past fiscal year ended October 31, 1997. The Fund had a total return of 33.8% as
compared to a gain of 32.0% for the S&P 500 Index. During this same period, the
Lipper Growth Fund Index returned 28.4%. The Fund's multinational consumer,
healthcare and technology holdings contributed to the Fund's good results.

The outlook for the stock market continues to be positive. Sustained growth in
the economy and corporate profits; continued prospects for low rates of
inflation and steady to eventually lower levels of bond yields; and favorable
supply/demand factors for equities coupled with guarded views among investors on
the stock market outlook suggest a positive backdrop for share prices. It is our
view that the recent stock market correction associated with the currency
turmoil in Southeast Asia is an "overdue correction" rather than the beginning
of a substantial decline in share prices. From January 1, 1995, through
September 30, 1997, the S&P 500 Index has provided a total return of 119.3%, so
a pullback in share prices was not all that surprising. Our favorable view on
the stock market is predicated on the belief that U. S. economic growth will
moderate to a non-inflationary rate and that the Federal Reserve is in a
flexible position to implement policies that will extend the economic expansion.
The currency and financial market turmoil in Southeast Asia should contribute to
that moderating process.

We continue to be quite positive on the outlook for shares of high quality
growth companies. Because we expect more moderate growth in the U. S. economy
and corporate profits in the future, superior and consistent earnings growth
rates of these companies will become increasingly attractive. We do not expect
the turmoil in Southeast Asia to have a significant impact on the U. S.
multinational companies in the Fund. While economic growth will slow in
Southeast Asia, the region is not expected to experience an economic downturn as
severe as that of Mexico and other Latin American countries during their period
of financial stress. Most importantly, the multinational companies in the
Portfolio sell consumer non-durable products that we don't think will be
affected proportionately by a slowdown. Even in a U.S. recession, demand does
not slow significantly for products such as soft drinks, blades and detergent.
Also, other areas of the world are showing good growth, which offsets the
weakness in Southeast Asia. Such geographic diversity is one of the reasons the
Fund's multinational holdings have consistently produced solid earnings over the
years.

                           [PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]

                     Portfolio Allocation By Market Sector

                   Cash & Other Net Liabilities            3%
                   Technology                             28%
                   Consumer Non-Durables                  15%
                   Pharmaceuticals                         9%
                   Health Care Services                    7%
                   Retail                                  6%
                   Finance                                 7%
                   Food & Beverage                         6%
                   Other Common Stocks                    19%


  Comparative Performance Measurement: Growth of $10,000 Invested in Montag &
                             Caldwell Growth Fund,
                 S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Growth Fund Index
                             since Fund's Inception

                             [GRAPH APPEARS HERE]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Montag &
                                           Caldwell
                              Lipper      Growth Fund
                 S&P 500      Growth        Class N
Values/Years      Index     Fund Index      Shares
- ------------     -------    ----------    -----------
<S>              <C>        <C>           <C>
November 1994    10,000       10,000        10,000
January 1995     10,032        9,739        10,005
April 1995       11,046       10,699        10,999
July 1995        12,142       12,075        12,630
October 1995     12,641       12,398        13,187
January 1996     13,907       13,183        14,178
April 1996       14,380       13,789        15,065
July 1996        14,152       13,145        14,874
October 1996     15,685       14,498        17,131
January 1997     17,568       15,915        19,367
April 1997       17,992       15,733        19,245
July 1997        21,527       18,897        23,571
October 1997     20,720       18,617        22,925

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Montag &
                                           Caldwell
                              Lipper      Growth Fund
                 S&P 500      Growth        Class I
Values/Years      Index     Fund Index      Shares
- ------------     -------    ----------    -----------
<S>              <C>        <C>           <C>
June 1996        10,000       10,000        10,000
October 1996     10,593       10,433        10,967
January 1997     11,865       11,453        12,087
April 1997       12,152       11,322        12,341
July 1997        14,539       13,598        15,125
October 1997     13,994       13,397        14,724

</TABLE>

These charts compare a $10,000 investment made in Class N Shares and Class I
Shares of the Fund on their respective inception dates to a $10,000 investment
made in the indices on that date. All dividends and capital gains are
reinvested. Further information relating to the Fund's performance, including
expense reimbursements, is contained in the Condensed Financial Information
section of the Prospectus and elsewhere in this report. Past performance is not
indicative of future performance. Indices are unmanaged and investors cannot
invest in them.

                                       4
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
Management Discussion & Analysis                               October 31, 1997
================================================================================


The Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund (the"Fund")had a strong gain of 25.2% for
the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997. While the one year return was less than
that of the S&P 500 Index or the Lipper Growth & Income Fund Index, on a three
year basis, the Fund's 26.9% annualized rate of return was in line with that of
the S&P 500 Index, at 27.5%. The Fund's return was well above that of the Lipper
Growth & Income Fund Index, at 23.2%. The Fund ranked 43rd out of 382 Growth &
Income Funds listed by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. based on total return
fund performance for the three-year period ended October 31, 1997. These Lipper
rankings include all classes of multiple class funds, and certain expenses of
the Fund were subsidized during the ranking period.

While the stock market's gain in fiscal 1997 was the strongest of the past three
years, there was little doubt that the advance became more labored during the
closing months of the year. Two of the last three months were down with the
final quarter having the poorest return for any such period during the last
three fiscal years. October was particularly volatile as it incorporated the
often anticipated 10% market correction, several single day price change
records, and a single session volume record.

As a long-term investor, we recognize that volatility may occur in the Portfolio
during periods when the stock market is dominated by themes which are contrary
to the Fund's investment strategy. Our long term stock selection process will
continue to focus on fundamentally strong companies which are able to
demonstrate traits of consistent top and bottom line growth. Volatile markets
may result in short-term underperformance, but can also represent attractive
entry points for long-term investors.

[PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]

                     Portfolio Allocation By Market Sector

             Consumer Durables                                6%
             Capital Goods                                    6%
             Energy                                           7%
             Consumer Non-Durables                           11%
             Health Care Services                            10%
             Technology                                      14%
             Other Common Stocks                             19%
             Cash & Other Net Assets                          6%
             Finance                                         21%
                           

                Comparative Performance Measurement: Growth of 
            $10,000 invested in Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund,
              S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Growth & Income Fund 
                         Index since Fund's Inception

                             [GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 LIPPER GROWTH     CHICAGO TRUST
                  S&P            & INCOME FUND     GROWTH &
Values/Years      500 INDEX      INDEX             INCOME FUND
- ------------      ----------     -------------     -------------
<S>               <C>            <C>               <C>
12/93             $10,000        $10,000           $10,000
4/94              $ 9,745        $ 9,807           $ 9,797
7/94              $ 9,979        $ 9,993           $ 9,945
10/94             $10,360        $10,241           $20,173
1/95              $10,394        $10,115           $10,365
4/95              $11,444        $11,036           $11,231
7/95              $12,580        $12,011           $12,327
10/95             $13,096        $12,318           $13,088
1/96              $14,408        $13,448           $14,350
4/96              $14,898        $14,021           $14,983
7/96              $14,663        $13,587           $14,933
10/96             $16,250        $14,953           $16,619
1/97              $18,201        $16,463           $18,002
4/97              $18,641        $16,616           $18,258
7/97              $22,303        $19,584           $21,812
10/97             $21,466        $19,144           $20,801
</TABLE>

This chart compares a $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date
to a $10,000 investment made in the indices on that date. All dividends and
capital gains are reinvested. Further information relating to the Fund's
performance, including expense reimbursements, is contained in the Condensed
Financial Information section of the Prospectus and elsewhere in this report.
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Indices are unmanaged
and investors cannot invest in them.



                                       5
<PAGE>


CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Talon Fund
Management Discussion & Analysis                                October 31, 1997
================================================================================


For the fiscal year ending October 31, 1997, the Chicago Trust Talon Fund (the
"Fund") had a total return of 33.5% versus 32.7% for the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index.
From its inception on September 19, 1994 through October 31, 1997, the Fund's
cumulative return was 105.8% versus 88.4% for the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index.

The recent disarray in Asian markets points out that diversification in itself
may not protect one from loss of principal and that globalization can work as
unfavorably for corporate profits on the way down as it does favorably on the
way up. Globalization and diversification will be subjects of future quarterly
reports. We hope that previous quarterly reports have been helpful in conveying
our investment philosophy and thought process. If you are a new shareowner and
would like to receive a few of our past quarterly reports, please call Janice
Gonnella at 312-422-5403.

We believe we are entering a period that will be characterized by greater
volatility and that stock picking will become even more important than in the
recent past. As we enter our new fiscal year, patience and discipline will
remain a cornerstone of our investment process.

Talon Asset Management, Inc. is a sub-agent of the Chicago Trust Company. As
such, we are responsible for managing your Fund. We at Talon would like to
express our appreciation to Chicago Trust for that opportunity and for their
patience and support over the last three years. The Talon "personality", which
has taken shape over that period of time, could not have happened without the
confidence that both Chicago Trust and you, our shareowners, have placed in us.

                           [PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]
                
                     Portfolio Allocation By Market Sector
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
<S>                                                       <C>  
               Cash & Other Net Liabilities                  3%
               Finance                                      12%
               Pharmaceuticals                              15%
               Restaurants                                   6%
               Technology                                   11%
               Other Common Stocks                          26%
               Preferred Stocks                              1%
               U.S. Government & Agency Obligations         26%
</TABLE> 
               
            Comparative Performance Measurement: Growth of $10,000 
                   invested in Chicago Trust Talon Fund and 
               the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index since Fund's Inception

                             [GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               S&P 400     CHICAGO TRUST
        VALUES/YEARS     MID CAP INDEX        TALON FUND
        ------------     -------------        ----------        
        <S>              <C>               <C>
        9/94                   $10,000           $10,000
        10/94                  $ 9,921           $10,250
        1/95                   $ 9,660           $10,151
        4/95                   $10,551           $10,766
        7/95                   $11,829           $12,173
        10/95                  $12,025           $12,189
        1/96                   $12,701           $12,762
        4/96                   $13,695           $14,580
        7/96                   $12,747           $13,530
        10/96                  $14,111           $15,420
        1/97                   $15,482           $18,020
        4/97                   $15,082           $16,935
        7/97                   $18,531           $20,074
        10/97                  $18,721           $20,582
</TABLE>

This chart compares a $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date
to a $10,000 investment made in the indices on that date. All dividends and
capital gains are reinvested. Further information relating to the Fund's
performance, including expense reimbursements, is contained in the Condensed
Financial Information section of the Prospectus and elsewhere in this report.
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Indices are unmanaged
and investors cannot invest in them.

                                       6
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund
Management Discussion & Analysis                                October 31, 1997
================================================================================

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997 the Chicago Trust Balanced Fund (the
"Fund") reported a total return of 20.1%. Again this year, common stocks
produced the greatest component of total return. The equities in the Portfolio
returned 32% and bonds produced approximately 11.5%, for this fiscal year. Both
bond and equity returns were competitive when measured against the S&P 500 Index
return of 32.5% and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index return of 10.1%.
Over the course of the year, the asset allocation for stocks remained in the 52%
to 56% range and bonds in the 34% to 39% range, while cash reserves were
maintained in the 6% to 11% range.

When reviewing stock market history, October is many times the cruelest month of
the year--consider 1929 and 1987. Again, on October 27, 1997, the stock market
experienced a significant drop of 554 points. Such volatility demonstrates the
advantages of a balanced fund. Over the past few years, a debate has been
brewing in academic circles regarding the value and contribution of asset
allocation. A 1986 research study by Brinson, Hood and Beebower contends that,
on average, 93.6% of a portfolio return is explained by the mix of stocks, bonds
and cash. Other studies contend that asset mix explains approximately 20% to 25%
of return. We continue to believe that asset allocation is incredibly important
in your total long-term return and a well diversified balanced fund can enhance
your expected return.

The outlook for equity investment remains positive but investors should exercise
caution in making new investment commitments with special attention paid to
valuation levels on individual stocks and bonds. This is no time to "pay up" for
stocks and bonds. The Fund will continue to stress individual company
fundamentals and reasonable prices in its selection process.

Equity investment in health care, finance, energy and consumer staples has
enhanced the performance of the stock portfolio. The bond portfolio continues to
stress quality and intermediate term maturities. By diversifying investments
among various asset classes, the total risk of significant loss declines as
compared to investing in a single asset class.

                           [PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]

                     Portfolio Allocation By Market Sector

Cash & Other Net Assets                              7%
Common Stocks                                       53%
Corporate Notes & Bonds                             18%
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations                18%
Other                                                2%
Asset Backed Securities                              2%



                Comparative Performance Measurement: Growth of 
           $10,000 invested in Chicago Trust Balanced Fund, Lehman 
             Brothers Aggregate Bond Index/S&P 500 Index and the 
               Lipper Balanced Fund Index since Fund's Inception

                             [GRAPH APPEARS HERE]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   Lehman Brothers
                      Aggregate
                     Bond Index/         Lipper
                       S&P 500          Balanced     Chicago Trust
 Values/Years           Index          Fund Index    Balanced Fund
- --------------     ---------------     ----------    -------------
<S>                <C>                 <C>           <C>
September 1995         10,000            10,000         10,000
October 1995           10,039             9,975         10,108
January 1996           10,752            10,635         10,796
April 1996             10,817            10,751         10,893
July 1996              10,783            10,616         10,926
October 1996           11,625            11,420         11,847
January 1997           12,493            12,187         12,612
April 1997             12,708            12,213         12,720
July 1997              14,481            13,874         14,438
October 1997           14,237            13,715         14,229

</TABLE>

This chart compares a $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date
to a $10,000 investment made in the indices on that date. All dividends and
capital gains are reinvested. Further information relating to the Fund's
performance, including expense reimbursements, is contained in the Condensed
Financial Information section of the Prospectus and elsewhere in this report.
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Indices are unmanaged
and investors cannot invest in them.

                                       7
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund
Management Discussion & Analysis                                October 31, 1997
================================================================================

The Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund (the "Fund") achieved a strong gain of 24.3%
for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997. During the same period, the combined
index of the S&P 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
increased 21.4%. The Lipper Balanced Fund Index gained 20.1% during the same
interval. The Fund's multinational consumer, healthcare and technology equity
holdings contributed to the Fund's good results.

The outlook for the stock market continues to be positive. Sustained growth in
the economy and corporate profits; continued prospects for low rates of
inflation and steady to eventually lower levels of bond yields; and favorable
supply/demand factors for equities coupled with guarded views among investors on
the stock market outlook suggest a positive backdrop for share prices. It is our
view that the recent stock market correction associated with the currency
turmoil in Southeast Asia is an "overdue correction" rather than the beginning
of a substantial decline in share prices. From January 1, 1995, through
September 30, 1997, the S&P 500 Index has provided a total return of 119.3%, so
a pullback in share prices was not all that surprising. Our favorable view on
the stock market is predicated on the belief that U. S. economic growth will
moderate to a non-inflationary rate and that the Federal Reserve is in a
flexible position to implement policies that will extend the economic expansion.
The currency and financial market turmoil in Southeast Asia should contribute to
that moderating process.

We continue to be quite positive on the outlook for shares of high quality
growth companies. Because we expect moderate growth in the U. S. economy and
corporate profits in the future, the superior and consistent earnings growth
rates of these companies will become increasingly attractive. We do not expect
the turmoil in Southeast Asia to have a significant impact on the U. S.
multinational companies in the Portfolio. While economic growth will slow in
Southeast Asia, the region is not expected to experience an economic downturn as
severe as that of Mexico and other Latin American countries during their period
of financial stress. Most importantly, the multinational companies in the
Portfolio sell consumer non-durable products that we don't think will be
affected proportionately by a slowdown. Even in a U.S. recession, demand does
not slow significantly for products such as soft drinks, blades and detergent.
Also, other areas of the world are showing good growth, which offsets the
weakness in Southeast Asia. Such geographic diversity is one of the reasons the
Fund's multinational holdings have consistently produced solid earnings gains
over the years.

With economic growth likely to slow and inflation well-controlled, we think
there is the potential for positive bond market returns in the period ahead. In
addition to gradually lengthening bond maturities, we will seek to add yield,
where appropriate, through the purchase of quality corporate bonds as well as
agency issues.

                           [PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]

                     Portfolio Allocation By Market Sector

Cash & Other Net Assets                               4%
Common Stocks                                        58%
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations                 26%
Corporate Notes & Bonds                               9%
Asset Backed Securities                               3%


                      Comparative Performance Measurement:
           Growth of $10,000 invested in Montag & Caldwell Balanced 
              Fund, Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index/S&P 500 
                   Index and the Lipper Balanced Fund Index
                            since Fund's Inception

                             [GRAPH APPEARS HERE]

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                    Lehman Brothers Aggregate            Lipper Balanced              Montag & Caldwell
Values/Yrs.          Bond Index/ S&P Index                Fund Index                   Balanced Fund
<S>                 <C>                                 <C>                          <C>
11/94                        10,000                         10,000                         10,000
1/95                         10,128                          9,983                         10,079
4/95                         10,891                         10,652                         10,817
7/95                         11,706                         11,424                         11,944
10/95                        12,539                         11,759                         12,375
1/96                         13,040                         12,537                         13,172
4/96                         13,141                         12,674                         13,446
7/96                         13,090                         12,515                         13,410
10/96                        14,881                         13,462                         14,895
1/97                         15,230                         14,343                         16,162
4/97                         15,498                         14,397                         16,071
7/97                         17,717                         16,355                         18,635
10/97                        17,894                         16,168                         18,509
</TABLE>

This chart compares a $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date
to a $10,000 investment made in the indices on that date. All dividends and
capital gains are reinvested. Further information relating to the Fund's
performance, including expense reimbursements, is contained in the Condensed
Financial Information section of the Prospectus and elsewhere in this report.
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Indices are unmanaged
and investors cannot invest in them.

                                       8
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Bond Fund
Management Discussion & Analysis                                October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bond market performance over the twelve months ended October 31, 1997, has been
influenced by a range of circumstances. At the beginning of the fiscal year,
investors were anticipating the need for the Federal Reserve to raise interest
rates to help moderate economic growth. A federal funds overnight lending rate
increase of .25% occurred at the end of March 1997. As the year elapsed,
sentiment quickly changed. Many traditional signs of economic strength such as
low unemployment, industrial production and a declining government deficit
raised concerns. Most people felt that the Federal Reserve would be forced to
raise rates in order to avoid higher inflation. Productivity, growth and global
competition has kept inflation lower than predicted by many economic "experts."
At the time of this writing, a new theme of "deflation" has become increasingly
popular due to the renewed risks of investing in emerging market countries.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997, the Chicago Trust Bond Fund (the
"Fund") had a total return of 8.84%. The Fund compares its performance to both
the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, with a total return of 8.89% for the
same period, and the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Fund Index, which
had a total return of 8.04% during the same period.

The Fund continues to emphasize corporates and mortgages which represent 66% of
total assets. We believe that superior returns are achieved from the results of
independent, fundamental security analysis combined with the rigorous
application of a precise, disciplined portfolio construction process. Rather
than attempting to time the market, we firmly believe in adding value through
sector analysis, credit quality research and security structure analysis. We
believe our focus on long term, intrinsic value captures yield without
increasing portfolio risk.

Throughout the year, corporate bonds contributed favorably to the Fund's
comparatively strong investment results. The Fund focuses on selecting corporate
obligations that will enhance the Fund's overall return while maintaining a
strict adherence to required risk parameters. Both asset-backed and mortgage
bonds also can provide investors with strong relative returns. Prepayment risk
is analyzed under numerous interest rate scenarios to evaluate sensitivity to
changes in rates. Government bonds are used to capture risk neutral anomalies
based on the slope of the yield curve.

Changes in the Portfolio's duration are made based on our 12- to 18-month
outlook for bond returns. We are not market timers. Duration changes are
constrained to a range of plus or minus 10% of the duration of the Lehman
Brothers Aggregate Bond Index. We will also adjust the distribution of our
Portfolio's maturity and duration based on the current slope of the yield curve
to capture incremental return and to control systematic risk. Over the last
year, the Fund's effective duration has ranged from a high of 4.7 years to a low
of 4.5 years. Currently, the effective portfolio duration is 4.6 years.

          [PIE CHART PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION BY MARKET SECTOR GOES HERE]

                     Portfolio Allocation By Market Sector

Cash & Other Net Assests                                4%
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations                   47%
Corporate Notes & Bonds                                40%
Other                                                   4%
Asset Backed Securities                                 5%
           
                     Comparative Performance Measurement:
            Growth of $10,000 invested in Chicago Trust Bond Fund, 
             Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lipper 
              Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Fund Index since
                               Fund's Inception

            [CHART COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT GOES HERE]

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                    Lehman Brothers Aggregate           Lipper Intermediate Investment         Chicago Trust
Values/Yrs.                Bond Index                       Grade Debt Fund Index                Bond Fund
<S>                 <C>                                 <C>                                   <C>
12/93                        10,000                                 10,000                        10,000
4/94                          9,507                                  9,524                         9,682
7/94                          9,674                                  9,640                         9,768
10/94                         9,535                                  9,537                         9,677
1/95                          9,769                                  9,720                         9,894
4/95                         10,203                                 10,121                        10,307
7/95                         10,651                                 10,520                        10,735
10/95                        11,026                                 10,885                        11,117
1/96                         11,424                                 11,267                        11,507
4/96                         11,085                                 10,930                        11,169
7/96                         11,241                                 11,070                        11,331
10/96                        11,671                                 11,465                        11,758
1/97                         11,797                                 11,589                        11,926
4/97                         11,870                                 11,641                        11,972
7/97                         12,451                                 12,191                        12,555
10/97                        12,709                                 12,388                        12,797
</TABLE>

This chart compares a $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date
to a $10,000 investment made in the indices on that date. All dividends and
capital gains are reinvested. Further information relating to the Fund's
performance, including expense reimbursements, is contained in the Condensed
Financial Information section of the Prospectus and elsewhere in this report.
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Indices are unmanaged
and investors cannot invest in them.

                                       9
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund
Management Discussion & Analysis                                October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Over the past year the bond markets can be characterized as having an overall
downward interest rate bias with a notable flattening of the yield curve--in
other words, rates are down and the additional yield gained from extending from
one-year to 30-year maturities has fallen. For example, in October 1996, moving
from one-year to 30 year maturities in AA-rated General Obligation bonds added
almost 2.00% in yield. This October, however, investors added only about 1.50%
in additional yield for the same extension. Also, it is typical to earn 0.10%
additional yield per year in intermediate maturities for each year of extension;
however, for most of 1997, seven- to twelve-year municipal bonds added only
0.05% to 0.07% for annual extensions.

The other significant market anomaly evident this October is the under-
performance of municipals versus taxable bonds. Expressed as a percent of U.S.
Treasury prices, municipal bonds now range from 70% to 87% for one- to 30-year
maturities. These percentages are higher than normal since U.S. Treasury yields
moved up rapidly as a result of the flight to quality from volatile equity and
international markets. Conversely, high seasonal supply in municipals held tax-
exempt bond prices down.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997, total return for the Chicago Trust
Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund") was 5.13%. The Fund earned an average annual
return of 5.97% for the three year period ended October 31, 1997. While 30-year
municipal bond yields under 6% tend to limit retail buying, this relative
"cheapness" of municipals versus taxables has increased interest in the tax-
exempt market from corporate buyers, especially insurance companies. Year to
year, municipal rates are down, with October 31, 1997, yields on five-year AA-
rated General Obligation bonds at 4.25%, 10 year maturities at 4.65%, and 30
years at 5.20%. Contributions to bond funds for most of the period were slow,
but with continuing volatility in the domestic stock market and weakness
internationally, the coming year should see greater allocations to fixed income
securities.

Activity in the Fund for the fiscal year concentrated on increasing current
income with purchases of 5% to 6% coupon bonds, as well as taking advantage of
attractive levels on issuers from "specialty" states, such as California,
Michigan, and New York. Because of local tax advantages for in-state buyers,
issuers in these states usually sell at lower yields than non-specialty issuers
such as those in Illinois, Washington, or Wisconsin, for example. Due to recent
sizable new issuance from several specialty states, we were able to take
advantage of attractive yield levels for the Fund. At October 31, 1997, the
Fund's average credit quality has been maintained at AA, average maturity at 5.6
years and duration at 4.5 years.

                     Comparative Performance Measurement:
             Growth of $10,000 invested in Chicago Trust Municipal
                  Bond Fund and the Lehman Brothers Five-Year
              Government Obligations Index since Fund's Inception


           [COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT CHART APPEARS HERE]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            LEHMAN BROTHERS
                            5-YEAR GOVERNMENT         CHICAGO TRUST
            VALUES/YEARS    OBLIGATIONS INDEX   MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
            ------------    -----------------   -------------------
            <S>             <C>                 <C>
            12/93                 $10,000                   $10,000
            1/94                  $10,094                   $10,106
            4/94                  $ 9,782                   $ 9,803
            7/94                  $ 9,921                   $ 9,922
            10/94                 $ 9,838                   $ 9,808
            1/95                  $ 9,956                   $ 9,958
            4/95                  $10,288                   $10,218
            7/95                  $10,669                   $10,518
            10/95                 $10,855                   $10,719
            1/96                  $11,138                   $10,969
            4/96                  $11,025                   $10,811
            7/96                  $11,156                   $10,935
            10/96                 $11,368                   $11,103
            1/97                  $11,540                   $11,230
            4/97                  $11,548                   $11,201
            7/97                  $11,990                   $11,600
            10/97                 $12,107                   $11,673
</TABLE>

                           [PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]

                     Portfolio Allocation By Quality Rating

                     A                                   8%
                     Aa                                 33%
                     Aaa                                56%
                     Not Rated                           3%


This chart compares a $10,000 investment made in the Fund on its inception date
to a $10,000 investment made in the indices on that date. All dividends and
capital gains are reinvested. Further information relating to the Fund's
performance, including expense reimbursements, is contained in the Condensed
Financial Information section of the Prospectus and elsewhere in this report.
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Indices are unmanaged
and investors cannot invest in them.

                                      10
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Money Market Fund
Management Discussion & Analysis                                October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Once again the most recent Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting came
and went without a change in interest rates. Policymakers left the Federal Funds
overnight lending rate unchanged at 5.50%. This is the same rate it has been
since late March.

While domestic economic activity continues to show strength, the picture from
overseas, Southeast Asia in particular, remains cloudy. What, if any, effect
this may have on policymaking decisions in the near future remains to be seen.

The short-term yield curve remains very flat. This means that the yield earned
for investing for seven days is approximately the same as the yield for
investing for 270 days. The Chicago Trust Money Market Fund (the "Fund") is
positioned to take advantage of this type of yield curve profile. It has a
weighted average maturity of 33 days, which is almost half the average maturity
of a "typical" prime domestic money market fund.

The performance of the Fund has exceeded its benchmark, the Donaghue's First
Tier Money Market Fund Index, by 0.23% for the quarter ended October 31, 1997.
For the previous 12 months, the outperformance has been 0.20%. The low expenses
of the Fund coupled with the effective structure of the Fund have been the
primary reasons it has continued to outperform other money market funds in the
peer group.

        [PIE CHART PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION BY MARKET SECTOR APPEARS HERE]

                     Portfolio Allocation By Market Sector

Time Deposits                     4%
Certificates of Deposit           5%
Commercial Paper                 77%         [INSERT PIE CHART HERE]
Cash & Other Net Assets          10%
GIC within Funding Agreement      4%

                                      11
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments                                         October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         Market
Shares                                                                    Value
- ------                                                                   ------
<S>                                                              <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 97.44%
           Business Services - 2.26%
  440,100  Manpower, Inc...........................................$ 16,888,838
                                                                   ------------

           Consumer Durables - 1.82%
  490,000  Harley Davidson, Inc....................................  13,597,500
                                                                   ------------

           Consumer Non-Durables - 14.87%
  802,500  CUC International, Inc.*................................  23,673,750
  335,000  Gillette Co.............................................  29,835,938
  280,000  Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.....................  13,300,000
  427,600  Mattel, Inc.............................................  16,622,950
  410,000  Procter & Gamble Co.....................................  27,880,000
                                                                   ------------
                                                                    111,312,638
                                                                   ------------

           Electrical - 2.80%
  324,700  General Electric Co.....................................  20,963,444
                                                                   ------------

           Entertainment and Leisure - 2.58%
  235,000  Walt Disney Co..........................................  19,328,750
                                                                   ------------

           Finance - 6.74%
  265,000  American Express Co.....................................  20,670,000
  217,400  American International Group, Inc.......................  22,188,387
  260,000  First Data Corp.........................................   7,556,250
                                                                   ------------
                                                                     50,414,637
                                                                   ------------

           Food and Beverage - 6.22%
  500,000  Coca-Cola Co............................................  28,250,000
  200,000  Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc......................  18,325,000
                                                                   ------------
                                                                     46,575,000
                                                                   ------------

           Health Care Services - 7.47%
  475,000  Johnson & Johnson.......................................  27,253,125
  405,000  Pfizer, Inc.............................................  28,653,750
                                                                   ------------
                                                                     55,906,875
                                                                   ------------

           Lodging - 2.61%
  280,000  Marriott International, Inc.............................  19,530,000
                                                                   ------------

           Medical Supplies - 2.67%
  460,000  Medtronic, Inc..........................................  20,010,000
                                                                   ------------

           Pharmaceuticals - 8.74%
  270,000  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.................................$ 23,692,500
  330,000  Eli Lilly & Co..........................................  22,068,750
  220,000  Merck & Co., Inc........................................  19,635,000
                                                                   ------------
                                                                     65,396,250
                                                                   ------------

           Restaurants - 2.90%
  280,000  Cracker Barrell
           Old Country Store, Inc..................................   8,260,000
  300,000  McDonald's Corp.........................................  13,443,750
                                                                   ------------
                                                                     21,703,750
                                                                   ------------
           Retail - 5.68%
  350,000  Gap, Inc................................................  18,615,625
  430,000  Home Depot, Inc.........................................  23,918,750
                                                                   ------------
                                                                     42,534,375
                                                                   ------------

           Technology - 27.95%
  330,000    Adaptec, Inc.*........................................  15,984,375
  410,000    Cisco Systems, Inc.*..................................  33,632,812
  350,600    Compaq Computer Corp.*................................  22,350,750
  400,000    Electronic Arts, Inc.*................................  13,550,000
  313,700    Intel Corp............................................  24,154,900
  230,000    Microsoft Corp.*......................................  29,900,000
  670,000    Oracle Corp.*.........................................  23,973,438
  307,400    Seagate Technology, Inc.*.............................   8,338,225
  380,000    Solectron Corp.*......................................  14,915,000
  540,000    3Com Corp.*...........................................  22,376,250
                                                                   ------------
                                                                    209,175,750
                                                                   ------------

           Telecommunications - 2.13%
  360,000  Ericsson (LM)
           Telefonaktiebolaget, ADR
           Class B, Series 10......................................  15,930,000
                                                                   ------------

           Total Common Stocks..................................... 729,267,807
                                                                   ------------
           (Cost $582,126,971)
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      12

<PAGE>

CT&T Funds
Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments - continued                             October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION> 
                                                             Market
Shares                                                       Value
- ------                                                       ------
<S>                                                  <C>
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 3.31%
  15,205,543  Bankers Trust Institutional
              Cash Management Fund.................. $   15,205,543
   9,534,733  Bankers Trust Institutional
              Treasury Money Fund...................      9,534,733
                                                     --------------
              Total Investment Companies............     24,740,276
                                                     --------------
              (Cost $24,740,276)
 
Total Investments - 100.75%.........................    754,008,083
                                                     -------------- 
(Cost $606,867,247)**
Liabilities Net of Cash and Other Assets - (0.75%)..     (5,589,917)
                                                     --------------
Net Assets - 100.00%................................ $  748,418,166
                                                     ==============
</TABLE> 

- -----------------------
   *  Non-income producing security.
  **  Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $606,962,652.
<TABLE> 
         <S>                                <C> 
         Gross unrealized appreciation      $  155,538,447
         Gross unrealized (depreciation)        (8,493,016)
                                            --------------
         Net unrealized appreciation        $  147,045,431
                                            ==============
</TABLE> 
  ADR  American Depositary Receipt

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                       13
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
Schedule of Investments                                         October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       Market
   Shares                                                               Value
- -----------                                                         ------------
<S>           <C>                                                   <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 94.65%
              Business Services - 1.17%
     84,000   Paychex, Inc. .....................................   $  3,202,500
                                                                    ------------

              Capital Goods - 5.64%
    155,000   AlliedSignal, Inc. ................................      5,580,000
    273,000   Federal Signal Corp. ..............................      6,603,187
     41,500   Pitney Bowes, Inc. ................................      3,291,469
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      15,474,656
                                                                    ------------
              Chemicals - 1.93%
    121,400   Praxair, Inc. .....................................      5,288,487
                                                                    ------------

              Consumer Durables - 6.47%
    218,000   Illinois Tool Works, Inc. .........................     10,722,875
    157,000   Johnson Controls, Inc. ............................      7,045,375
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      17,768,250
                                                                    ------------
              Consumer Non-Durables - 11.39%
     80,600   Cintas Corp. ......................................      5,823,350
     71,500   Lancaster Colony Corp. ............................      3,539,250
    179,000   Mattel, Inc. ......................................      6,958,625
    234,100   Newell Co. ........................................      8,983,587
     88,000   Procter & Gamble Co. ..............................      5,984,000
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      31,288,812
                                                                    ------------
              Electrical - 2.70% 
    114,800   General Electric Co. ..............................      7,411,775
                                                                    ------------

              Energy - 6.84%
    132,800   Exxon Corp. .......................................      8,158,900
    202,000   Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., NY, ADR ................     10,630,250
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      18,789,150
                                                                    ------------
              Finance - 21.47%
    100,000   AFLAC, Inc. .......................................      5,087,500
    102,975   American International Group, Inc. ................     10,509,886
     57,000   Associates First Capital Corp., Class A ...........      3,626,625
    284,600   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. ..................     10,779,225
    108,000   First Data Corp. ..................................      3,138,750
     25,950   General Re Corp. ..................................      5,117,016
    145,000   Green Tree Financial Corp. ........................      6,108,125
    158,287   MBNA Corp. ........................................      4,164,927
    325,200   Norwest Corp. .....................................     10,426,725
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      58,958,779
                                                                    ------------
              Food and Beverage - 4.41%
    138,500   Richfood Holdings, Inc., Class A ..................      3,341,313
    219,000   Sysco Corp. .......................................      8,760,000
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      12,101,313
                                                                    ------------
              Health Care Services - 10.23%
    137,000   Cardinal Health, Inc. .............................     10,172,250
    333,375   Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A* ......      8,126,016
    138,600   Pfizer, Inc. ......................................      9,805,950
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      28,104,216
                                                                    ------------
              Pharmaceuticals - 1.85%
     57,000   Merck & Co, Inc. ..................................      5,087,250
                                                                    ------------

              Retail - 4.26%
     51,000   Kohl's Corp.* .....................................      3,423,375
    294,000   Walgreen Co. ......................................      8,268,750
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      11,692,125
                                                                    ------------
              Technology - 13.70%
     76,400   Cisco Systems, Inc.* ..............................      6,267,187
     58,600   Computer Sciences Corp.* ..........................      4,156,938
     88,000   HBO & Co. .........................................      3,828,000
     73,400   Microsoft Corp.* ..................................      9,542,000
    156,000   Oracle Corp.* .....................................      5,581,875
    124,000   Sun Microsystems, Inc.* ...........................      4,247,000
     96,250   3Com Corp.* .......................................      3,988,359
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      37,611,359
                                                                    ------------
              Telecommunications - 2.59%
    132,000   Tellabs, Inc.* ....................................      7,128,000
                                                                    ------------

              Total Common Stocks ...............................    259,906,672
              (Cost $182,870,419)                                   ------------

 Par Value
- -----------
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 3.65%
$10,017,000   First Chicago,
              5.7000%, dated 10/31/97 to be repurchased on
              11/03/97 at $10,021,758 (Collateralized by U.S.
              Treasury Note 6.000%, due 06/30/99; Total Par
              $9,965,000) .......................................     10,017,000
                                                                    ------------
              Total Repurchase Agreement ........................     10,017,000
              (Cost $10,017,000)                                    ------------
</TABLE> 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      14

<PAGE>

CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
Schedule of Investments -- Continued                            October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C> 
 
Total Investments - 98.30% ......................................   $269,923,672
(Cost $192,887,419) **                                              ------------
Net Other Assets and Liabilities - 1.70% ........................      4,684,235
                                                                    ------------
Net Assets - 100.00% ............................................   $274,607,907
                                                                    ============
</TABLE>

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

   *    Non-income producing security.

  **    Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $192,887,419.
              <TABLE>
              <S>                                  <C> 
              Gross unrealized appreciation        $81,936,543
              Gross unrealized (depreciation)       (4,900,290)
                                                   -----------
              Net unrealized appreciation          $77,036,253
                                                   ===========
              </TABLE>
 
 ADR    American Depositary Receipt


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


                                      15

<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Talon Fund
Schedule of Investments                                         October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Market
Shares                                                           Value
- ------                                                          ------
<S>         <C>                                                 <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 69.93%
            Aerospace / Defense - 4.14%
    14,500  General Dynamics Corp. ....................... $ 1,177,219
                                                           -----------

            Cable Television - 0.16%
    11,417  Tescorp, Inc.*(A).............................      44,241
                                                           -----------

            Consumer Cyclical - 4.93%
    63,000  Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.*..............   1,401,750
                                                           -----------

            Electrical - 2.46%
    30,000  Berg Electronics Corp.*.......................     701,250
                                                           -----------

            Finance - 12.22%
   160,000  Danielson Holdings Corp. .....................   1,260,000
    52,000  Risk Capital Holdings, Inc. ..................   1,183,000
    43,125  St. Paul Bancorp, Inc. .......................   1,035,000
                                                           -----------
                                                             3,478,000
                                                           -----------

            Pharmaceuticals - 15.36%
    70,000  Mylan Laboratories, Inc. .....................   1,535,625
    55,000  North American Vaccine, Inc.*.................   1,381,875
    67,544  Vitalink Pharmacy Services, Inc.*.............   1,456,418
                                                           -----------
                                                             4,373,918
                                                           -----------

            Printing and Publishing - 4.70%
    41,000  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. ....................   1,337,625
                                                           -----------

            Real Estate - 4.30%
    40,000  Equity Office Properties Trust, REIT..........   1,222,500
                                                           -----------

            Restaurants - 6.04%
    28,000  Starbucks Corp.*..............................     924,000
   122,500  Unique Casual Restaurants.....................     796,250
                                                           -----------
                                                             1,720,250
                                                           -----------

            Retail - 4.87%
    55,000  Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack.....................   1,385,312
                                                           -----------

            Technology - 10.75%
    50,000  American Management Systems, Inc.*............   1,081,250
    22,000  Cerner Corp.*.................................     533,500
   105,000  Robotic Vision Systems, Inc.*.................   1,443,750
                                                           -----------
                                                             3,058,500
                                                           -----------
            Total Common Stocks...........................  19,900,565
                                                           -----------
            (Cost $15,980,250)

PREFERRED STOCK - 1.27%
            Cable Television
     3,000  Tescorp, Inc. 8.0000% Conv. Pfd. (A)..........     363,000
                                                           -----------
            Total Preferred Stock.........................     363,000
                                                           -----------
            (Cost $300,000)

                                                                
Par Value                                                        
- ---------                                                       

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 26.26%
            Federal Home Loan Bank - 3.52%
$1,000,000  5.8750%, 02/26/98.............................   1,002,210
                                                             ---------

            U.S. Treasury Bills (B) - 13.94%
 1,000,000  4.9984%, 11/13/97.............................     998,382
 1,000,000  4.8465%, 11/13/97.............................     998,382
 1,000,000  5.0290%, 12/11/97.............................     994,488
 1,000,000  5.1407%, 04/16/98.............................     976,900
                                                           -----------
                                                             3,968,152
                                                           -----------

            U.S. Treasury Notes - 8.80%
 1,000,000  5.2500%, 07/31/98.............................     998,380
 1,500,000  5.8750%, 07/31/99.............................   1,505,355
                                                           -----------
                                                             2,503,735
                                                           -----------

            Total U.S. Government
            and Agency Obligations........................   7,474,097
                                                           -----------
            (Cost $7,466,281)
 Shares
 ------
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 2.71%
   769,994  Bankers Trust Institutional
            Cash Management Fund..........................     769,994
                                                           -----------
            Total Investment Company......................     769,994
                                                           -----------
            (Cost $769,994)

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS - 0.90%
                Number of      Exercise       Expiration
 Issuer         Contracts       Price            Date
 ------         ---------      --------       ----------

S & P 500          30           $9.60          11/22/97        142,500
S & P 500          20           $9.60          12/20/97        115,000
                ---------                                   -----------
                   50
Total Purchased Put Options...............................     257,500
                                                            -----------
(Cost $120,125)


Total Investments - 101.07%...............................  28,765,156
                                                           -----------
(Cost $24,636,650) **
Liabilities Net of Cash and Other Assets - (1.07%)........    (305,573)
                                                           -----------
Net Assets - 100.00%...................................... $28,459,583
                                                           ===========

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

  *   Non-income producing security.
  **  Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $24,792,119.

        Gross unrealized appreciation           $4,336,501
        Gross unrealized (depreciation)           (363,464)
                                                ----------
        Net unrealized appreciation             $3,973,037
                                                ==========
</TABLE>
 
 
 (A)  Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities 
      Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, in transactions exempt 
      from registration, to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 
      1997, these securities amounted to $407,241 or 1.43% of net assets.
 (B)  Annualized yield at time of purchase
REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                       16
<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments                                         October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Market
Shares                                                        Value
- ------                                                        ------
<S>         <C>                                            <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 53.40%
            Aerospace - 1.02%
    40,000  Boeing Co. ................................... $  1,915,000
                                                           ------------

            Business Services - 1.01%
    50,000  Paychex, Inc. ................................    1,906,250
                                                           ------------

            Capital Goods - 3.11%
    50,000  AlliedSignal Corp. ...........................    1,800,000
    85,000  Federal Signal Corp. .........................    2,055,937
    25,000  Pitney Bowes, Inc. ...........................    1,982,812
                                                           ------------
                                                              5,838,749
                                                           ------------

            Chemicals - 1.04%
    45,000  Praxair, Inc. ................................    1,960,312
                                                           ------------

            Consumer Durables - 2.89%
    65,000  Illinois Tool Works, Inc. ....................    3,197,187
    50,000  Johnson Controls, Inc. .......................    2,243,750
                                                           ------------
                                                              5,440,937
                                                           ------------

            Consumer Non-Durables - 6.35%
    25,000  Cintas Corp. .................................    1,806,250
    50,000  Lancaster Colony Corp. .......................    2,475,000
    60,000  Mattel, Inc. .................................    2,332,500
    75,000  Newell Co. ...................................    2,878,125
    36,000  Procter & Gamble Co. .........................    2,448,000
                                                           ------------
                                                             11,939,875
                                                           ------------

            Electrical - 1.37%
    40,000  General Electric Co. .........................    2,582,500
                                                           ------------

            Energy - 6.25%
    30,000  Amoco Corp. ..................................    2,750,625
    45,000  Exxon Corp. ..................................    2,764,687
    52,000  Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., NY, ADR ...........    2,736,500
    40,000  Schlumberger Ltd. ............................    3,500,000
                                                           ------------
                                                             11,751,812
                                                           ------------

            Finance - 10.12%
    35,000  American International Group, Inc. ...........    3,572,188
    30,000  Associates First Capital Corp., Class A.......    1,908,750
    90,000  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. .............    3,408,750
    50,000  First Data Corp. .............................    1,453,125
    40,000  Green Tree Financial Corp. ...................    1,685,000
   120,000  MBNA Corp. ...................................    3,157,500
   120,000  Norwest Corp. ................................    3,847,500
                                                           ------------
                                                             19,032,813
                                                           ------------


            Food and Beverage - 1.85%
    45,000  Richfood Holdings, Inc., Class A..............    1,085,625
    60,000  Sysco Corp. ..................................    2,400,000
                                                           ------------
                                                              3,485,625
                                                           ------------

            Health Care Services - 5.62%
    25,000  Abbott Laboratories...........................    1,532,813
    35,000  Cardinal Health, Inc. ........................    2,598,750
    90,000  Health Management
            Associates, Inc., Class A*....................    2,193,750
    60,000  Pfizer, Inc. .................................    4,245,000
                                                           ------------
                                                             10,570,313
                                                           ------------

            Medical Supplies - 1.39%
    60,000  Medtronic, Inc. ..............................    2,610,000
                                                           ------------

            Pharmaceuticals - 1.42%
    30,000  Merck & Co, Inc. .............................    2,677,500
                                                           ------------

            Retail - 1.50%
   100,000  Walgreen Co. .................................    2,812,500
                                                           ------------

            Technology - 7.60%
    40,000  Cisco Systems, Inc.*..........................    3,281,250
    35,000  Computer Sciences Corp.*......................    2,482,812
    56,500  Electronic Data Systems Co. ..................    2,185,844
    25,000  Microsoft Corp.*..............................    3,250,000
    52,500  Oracle Corp.*.................................    1,878,516
    35,000  Sun Microsystems, Inc.*......................     1,198,750
                                                           ------------
                                                             14,277,172
                                                           ------------

            Telecommunications - 0.86%
    30,000  Tellabs, Inc.*................................    1,620,000
                                                           ------------

            Total Common Stocks...........................  100,421,358
                                                           ------------
            (Cost $68,550,142)
Par Value
- ---------
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 18.09%
            U.S. Treasury Notes - 7.86%
$2,000,000  9.0000%, 05/15/98.............................    2,037,280
 1,500,000  5.5000%, 02/28/99.............................    1,497,795
 1,500,000  8.0000%, 08/15/99.............................    1,559,055
 2,000,000  7.1250%, 02/29/00.............................    2,061,360
 2,000,000  5.2500%, 01/31/01.............................    1,973,480
 2,000,000  7.8750%, 08/15/01.............................    2,141,680
 1,500,000  5.7500%, 08/15/03.............................    1,494,015
 2,000,000  5.8750%, 02/15/04.............................    2,005,480
                                                           ------------
                                                             14,770,145
                                                           ------------
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Market
Par Value                                                                  Value
- ---------                                                                 ------
<S>                                                                  <C>
            U. S. Treasury Bonds - 1.69%
$150,0000   7.1250%, 02/15/23....................................    $ 1,667,520
 150,0000   6.2500%, 08/15/23....................................      1,503,645
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       3,171,165
                                                                     -----------
                                                                 
            Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 3.75%       
  600,000   5.5000%, 08/15/04....................................        598,086
1,000,000   5.8500%, 02/21/06....................................        986,980
  800,000   6.0000%, 03/15/07....................................        800,456
1,000,000   6.5000%, 09/15/07....................................      1,014,760
  570,206   7.5000%, 04/01/08....................................        585,704
1,016,287   6.5000%, 06/01/09....................................      1,016,602
  469,525   5.1500%, 11/15/12....................................        468,037
  602,995   7.0000%, 07/01/13....................................        606,196
  692,800   7.0000%, 11/15/13, IO................................         14,438
1,000,000   6.0000%, 12/15/23....................................        954,150
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       7,045,409
                                                                     -----------
                                                                 
            Federal National Mortgage Association - 1.05%        
  458,555   6.0000%, 06/25/02, CMO...............................        456,987
  800,365   6.9000%, 12/25/03, CMO...............................        816,101
  993,359   7.0000%, 07/25/17, CMO, IO...........................         84,000
  582,401   9.0000%, 05/01/25....................................        619,710
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       1,976,798
                                                                     -----------
                                                                 
            Government National Mortgage Association - 3.74%     
  509,484   7.0000%, 06/15/08....................................        518,558
  634,229   8.0000%, 03/15/17....................................        658,405
  876,773   8.0000%, 06/15/17....................................        910,196
1,653,925   7.0000%, 09/15/23....................................      1,663,733
1,081,615   7.0000%, 10/15/23....................................      1,088,029
  784,192   7.0000%, 10/15/23....................................        788,843
1,422,928   6.5000%, 03/15/26....................................      1,407,802
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       7,035,566
                                                                     -----------
                                                                 
            Total U. S. Government                               
            and Agency Obligations...............................     33,999,083
            (Cost $33,455,048)                                       -----------

CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 17.72%                               
            Cable Television - 0.44%                             
  700,000   Continental Cablevision, Debenture                   
            9.5000%, 08/01/13....................................        824,250
                                                                     -----------


            Consumer Non-Durables - 0.68%                        
  500,000   Anheuser Busch Co.                                   
            7.0000%, 12/01/25....................................        495,625
  750,000   Brown Group, Inc., Senior Notes                       
            9.5000%, 10/15/06....................................        776,250
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       1,271,875
                                                                     -----------
                                                                 
            Finance - 10.22%                                     
 1,000,000  Advanta Corp., MTN                                   
            7.0000%, 05/01/01....................................      1,001,250
  650,000   Associates Corp. NA                                  
            6.3750%, 08/15/98....................................        653,361
  750,000   Bankers Trust-NY, Subordinated Notes                     
            8.1250%, 04/01/02....................................        802,500
  250,000   Chelsea GCA Realty Partnership, REIT                     
            7.2500%, 10/21/07....................................        252,500
1,500,000   Chrysler Financial Corp.                                 
            6.6250%, 08/15/00....................................      1,522,500
1,000,000   Continental Corp. Notes                              
            7.2500%, 03/01/03....................................      1,032,500
  750,000   DR Investment Corp.                                        
            7.4500%, 05/15/07 (A)................................        793,125
  945,000   Federal Realty Investment Trust                      
            Covertible Subordinated Bonds, REIT                  
            5.2500%, 10/28/03....................................        907,200
1,000,000   First Chicago Bank                                        
            7.7500%, 12/01/26 (A)................................      1,013,750
1,250,000   Goldman Sachs Group LP                                    
            6.2500%, 02/01/03 (A)................................      1,240,625
1,000,000   International Bank for Reconstruction &              
            Development Notes                                    
            9.7700%, 05/27/98....................................      1,023,750
1,000,000   John Deere Capital Corp., Debenture                  
            8.6250%, 08/01/19....................................      1,088,750
  500,000   Leucadia National Corp.                              
            Senior Subordinated Notes                            
            7.8750%, 10/15/06....................................        519,375
  975,000   Leucadia National Corp.                              
            Senior Subordinated Notes                            
            8.2500%, 06/15/05....................................      1,034,719
1,000,000   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.                                 
            7.0000%, 04/27/08....................................      1,041,250
1,500,000   Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.                      
            6.3000%, 11/01/03 (A)................................      1,488,750
  600,000   Olympic Financial Ltd.                               
            11.5000%, 03/15/07...................................        622,500
1,000,000   Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.                    
            7.9000%, 12/30/23 (A)................................      1,070,000
1,000,000   Prudential Insurance Co. of America                  
            8.3000%, 07/01/25 (A)................................      1,095,000
1,000,000   Wells Fargo Capital                                  
            7.7300%, 12/01/26 (A)................................      1,005,000
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      19,208,405
                                                                     -----------
            Food and Beverage - 0.54%                            
1,000,000   Nabisco, Inc.                                        
            6.7000%, 06/15/02....................................      1,017,500
                                                                     -----------
</TABLE> 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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================================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Market
Par Value                                                                  Value
- ---------                                                                 ------
<S>                                                                  <C>
              Healthcare Services - 0.47%                          
$ 1,100,000   Hospital Corp. of America                            
              Debenture                                            
              7.6485%, 06/01/00 (B)..............................    $   884,125
                                                                     -----------
              Printing and Publishing - 1.00%                      
    750,000   News America Holdings                                
              7.7500%, 02/01/24...................................       753,750
    520,693   Time Warner, Inc., Series M                          
              10.2500%, 07/01/16*(A)..............................       600,099
    500,000   Valassis Inserts, Inc.                               
              Senior Subordinated Notes                            
              9.3750%, 03/15/99..................................        516,875
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       1,870,724
                                                                     -----------
                                                                   
              Retail - 0.51%                                       
  1,000,000   K-mart Corp., Debenture                              
              7.9500%, 02/01/23..................................        960,000
                                                                     -----------
                                                                   
              Transportation - 0.25%                               
    433,477   Delta Air Lines, Inc.                                
              Equipment Trust, Series 1992A                        
              8.5400%, 01/02/07..................................        465,898
                                                                     -----------
                                                                   
              Utilities - 3.61%                                    
  1,000,000   CalEnergy Co, Inc.                                   
              7.6300%, 10/15/07..................................      1,012,500
  1,000,000   Commonwealth Edison Bond, First Mortgage             
              7.7500%, 07/15/23..................................      1,023,750
  1,000,000   Gulf States Utilities, First Mortgage, Series A      
              8.2500%, 04/01/04..................................      1,076,250
  1,000,000   Long Island Lighting Co., Debenture                  
              9.0000%, 11/01/22..................................      1,128,750
  1,000,000   Niagara Mohawk Power, First Mortgage                 
              8.0000%, 06/01/04..................................      1,057,500
    500,000   Philadelphia Electric Co., First Mortgage            
              5.6250%, 11/01/01..................................        490,625
    922,000   WorldCom, Inc. GA, Senior Note                       
              8.8750%, 01/15/06................................          995,760
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       6,785,135
                                                                     -----------
              Total Corporate Notes and Bonds....................     33,287,912
              (Cost $32,193,167)                                     -----------
                                                                   
YANKEE BONDS - 1.42%                                               
$ 1,750,000   Chilgener S.A. Yankee (Chile)                        
              6.5000%, 01/15/06..................................    $ 1,732,500
    416,667   Province of Mendoza                                  
              Collateral Oil Royalty Note                          
              10.0000%, 07/25/02 (A).............................        442,405
    500,000   Skandinaviska Enskilda,                              
              Subordinated Notes                                   
              6.6250%, 03/29/49 (A)..............................        503,443
                                                                     -----------
              Total Yankee Bonds.................................      2,678,348
              (Cost $2,622,867)                                      -----------
                                                                   
GOVERNMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES - 0.55%                              
    142,858   Greece Trust, Class G-2                              
              8.0000%, 05/15/98..................................        143,572
    837,831   Israel Collateral Trust, Class 1-C                   
              9.2500%, 11/15/01..................................        881,817
                                                                     -----------
              Total Government                                     
              Trust Certificates.................................      1,025,389
              (Cost $1,061,200)                                      -----------
                                                                   
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.94%                                    
  1,000,000   BA Mortgage Securities, CMO                          
              7.3500%, 07/25/26..................................        998,750
  1,000,000   Chemical Master Credit Card Trust I, Class A         
              5.5500%, 09/15/03..................................        989,210
  1,000,000   Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I, Class A         
              6.8390%, 02/10/04..................................      1,023,190
    600,000   Midland Realty Acceptance Corp. CMO                  
              7.4750%, 08/25/28..................................        632,625
                                                                     -----------
              Total Asset-Backed Securities......................      3,643,775
              (Cost $3,575,262)                                      -----------
                                                                   
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 6.35%                                       
 11,933,000   First Chicago,                                       
              5.7000%, dated 10/31/97 to be repurchased            
              on 11/03/97 at $11,938,668                           
              (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note                
              6.0000%, due 07/31/02;                               
              Total Par $11,895,000).............................     11,933,000
                                                                     -----------
              Total Repurchase Agreement.........................     11,933,000
              (Cost $11,933,000)                                     -----------
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<CAPTION> 
CT&T FUNDS
Chicago Trust Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments - continued                                              October 31, 1997
================================================================================================= 
<S>                                                                             <C> 
Total Investments - 99.47%......................................................   $  186,988,865
                                                                                -----------------
(Cost $153,390,686) **      

Net Other Assets and Liabilities - 0.53%........................................        1,004,472
                                                                                -----------------
 
      Net Assets - 100.00%                                                          $187,993,337
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------         =================
</TABLE>

  * Non-income producing security.
  **  Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $153,390,686.

     Gross unrealized appreciation      $    34,994,384
     Gross unrealized (depreciation)         (1,396,205)
                                        --------------- 
     Net unrealized appreciation        $    33,598,179
                                        ===============
 
  IO  Interest Only
  ADR  American Depositary Receipt
  (A) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act
   of 1933. These securities may be resold, in transactions exempt from
   registration, to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 1997, these
   securities amounted to $9,252,197 or 4.92% of net assets.
  (B) Annualized yield at time of purchase
  CMO  Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
  MTN  Medium Term Note
  REIT  Real Eastate Investment Trust

Portfolio Composition (Moody's Ratings)
- ---------------------                  

Common Stock                                  53%
Repurchase Agreement                           6%
U.S. Government Obligations                   10%
U.S. Government Agency Obligations             8%
Government Trust Certificates                  1%
Aaa                                            2%
AA                                             2%
A                                              6%
Baa                                            6%
Ba                                             5%
NR                                             1%
                                             ----
                                             100%
                                             ====
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments                                         October 31, 1997
================================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Market
Shares                                                           Value
- ------                                                          ------
<S>         <C>                                                 <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 58.33%
            Business Services - 1.13%
    24,300  Manpower, Inc. ............................... $   932,512
                                                           -----------

            Consumer Durables - 1.19%
    35,400  Harley Davidson, Inc. ........................     982,350
                                                           -----------

            Consumer-Nondurables - 8.84%
    51,100  CUC International, Inc.*......................   1,507,450
    21,000  Gillette Co. .................................   1,870,312
    22,000  Interpublic Group of Companies., Inc. ........   1,045,000
    27,000  Mattel, Inc. .................................   1,049,625
    27,000  Procter & Gamble Co. .........................   1,836,000
                                                           -----------
                                                             7,308,387
                                                           -----------

            Electrical - 1.66%
    21,300  General Electric Co. .........................   1,375,181
                                                           -----------

            Entertainment and Leisure - 1.69%
    17,000  Walt Disney Co. ..............................   1,398,250
                                                           -----------

            Finance - 4.14%
    19,000  American Express Co. .........................   1,482,000
    14,300  American International Group, Inc. ...........   1,459,494
    16,500  First Data Corp. .............................     479,530
                                                           -----------
                                                             3,421,024
                                                           -----------

            Food and Beverage - 3.65%
    30,000  Coca-Cola Co. ................................   1,695,000
    14,400  Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. ..........   1,319,400
                                                           -----------
                                                             3,014,400
                                                           -----------
            Health Care Services - 6.12%
    22,690  Eli Lilly & Co. ..............................   1,517,394
    31,000  Johnson & Johnson.............................   1,778,625
    25,000  Pfizer, Inc. .................................   1,768,750
                                                           -----------
                                                             5,064,769
                                                           -----------

            Lodging - 1.69%
    20,000  Marriott International, Inc. .................   1,395,000
                                                           -----------

            Medical Supplies - 1.86%
    35,400  Medtronic, Inc. ..............................   1,539,900
                                                           -----------

            Pharmaceuticals - 3.63%
    19,000  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. .....................   1,667,250
    15,000  Merck & Co., Inc. ............................   1,338,750
                                                           -----------
                                                             3,006,000
                                                           -----------

            Restaurants - 1.82%
    22,100  Cracker Barrell Old Country Store, Inc. ......     651,950
    19,000  McDonald's Corp. .............................     851,437
                                                           -----------
                                                             1,503,387
                                                           -----------

            Retail - 3.70%
    26,500  Gap, Inc. ....................................   1,409,468
    29,800  Home Depot, Inc. .............................   1,657,625
                                                           -----------
                                                             3,067,093
                                                           -----------

            Telecommunications - 1.18%
    22,100  Ericsson (LM) Telefonaktiebolaget, ADR
            Class B, Series 10............................     977,925
                                                           -----------

            Technology - 16.03%
    22,100  Adaptec, Inc.*................................   1,070,469
    25,400  Cisco Systems, Inc.*..........................   2,083,594
    22,350  Compaq Computer Corp.*........................   1,424,812
    28,000  Electronic Arts, Inc.*........................     948,500
    19,800  Intel Corp. ..................................   1,524,600
    14,000  Microsoft Corp.*..............................   1,820,000
    43,000  Oracle Corp.*.................................   1,538,594
    14,800  Seagate Technology, Inc.*.....................     401,450
    24,400  Solectron Corp.*..............................     957,700
    36,000  3Com Corp.*...................................   1,491,750
                                                           -----------
                                                            13,261,469
                                                           -----------

            Total Common Stocks...........................  48,247,647
                                                           -----------
            (Cost $37,414,304)

Par Value
- ---------
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 25.66%
            U.S. Treasury Notes - 17.89%
$1,500,000  5.750%, 08/15/03..............................   1,494,015
 2,000,000  5.875%, 02/15/04..............................   2,005,480
 1,500,000  7.250%, 05/15/04..............................   1,612,620
 1,500,000  7.875%, 11/15/04..............................   1,671,195
 2,000,000  6.500%, 08/15/05..............................   2,073,780
 2,500,000  6.500%, 10/15/06..............................   2,597,725
 3,000,000  7.250%, 05/15/16..............................   3,347,640
                                                           -----------
                                                            14,802,455
                                                           -----------
</TABLE>


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments - continued                             October 31, 1997
================================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Market
Par Value                                                                  Value
- ----------                                                                ------
<S> <C>        <C>                                                 <C>

                Federal Home Loan Bank - 0.61%
$    500,000    6.940%, 02/12/04................................    $    506,500
                                                                    ------------
                Federal Home Loan
                Mortgage Corporation- 4.04%
     100,000    7.730%, 08/10/04, Debenture, Series A...........         103,593
     750,000    6.400%, 12/13/06, Debenture.....................         768,638
     750,000    6.700%, 01/05/07, Series B......................         782,775
     600,000    7.500%, 03/15/07, CMO, Class J..................         606,312
     175,000    6.000%, 04/15/08, CMO, Class K..................         174,689
     500,000    6.500%, 07/15/20, CMO, Class F..................         503,810
     400,000    6.500%, 11/15/20, CMO. Class H..................         404,924
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       3,344,741
                                                                    ------------

                Federal National
                Mortgage Association - 3.10%
     500,000    7.070%, 03/08/11, MTN...........................         505,960
   2,000,000    7.250%, 01/17/21, CMO, REMIC....................       2,054,940
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       2,560,900
                                                                    ------------

                Government National
                Mortgage Association - 0.02%
       8,447    8.500%, 06/15/01................................           8,809
       2,975    9.000%, 09/15/08................................           3,174
                                                                    ------------
                                                                          11,983
                                                                    ------------
                Total U.S. Government
                and Agency Obligations..........................      21,226,579
                                                                    ------------
                (Cost $20,702,195)

CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 9.33%
                Finance - 7.73%
   1,500,000    American Express Co., Senior Notes
                6.750%, 06/23/04................................       1,537,500
      55,000    American General Finance, Senior Notes
                7.200%, 07/08/99................................          56,100
   1,000,000    Citicorp, Subordinated Notes
                7.125%, 05/15/06................................       1,036,250
     500,000    First National Bank Commerce, Senior Notes, MTN
                6.500%, 01/14/00................................         505,625
   1,000,000    First Union National, Subordinated Notes, MTN
                7.125%, 10/15/06................................       1,036,250
     750,000    General Motors Acceptance Corp.
                7.125%, 05/01/03................................         777,188
     500,000    Household Finance Corp.
                7.250%, 05/15/06................................         525,000
     100,000    National Re Corp., Senior Notes
                8.850%, 01/15/05................................         112,500
     500,000    Salomon, Inc.
                7.300%, 05/15/02................................         519,375
     285,000    Salomon, Inc., Senior Notes
                7.125%, 08/01/99................................         290,344
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       6,396,132
                                                                    ------------

                Retail - 1.60%
     500,000    Penney (J.C.) & Co., Debenture
                9.750%, 06/15/21................................         558,750
     750,000    Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.
                6.700%, 11/15/06................................         765,938
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       1,324,688
                                                                    ------------
                Total Corporate Notes and Bonds.................       7,720,820
                                                                    ------------
                (Cost $7,564,432)

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 2.93%
     445,000    AT&T Universal Card Master Trust
                Series 1995-2, Class A
                5.950%, 10/17/02................................         445,352
   1,150,000    Chase Auto Owner Trust
                Series 1997-B, Class A3
                6.350%, 02/15/01................................       1,161,661
     300,000    Chemical Master Credit Card Trust
                6.230%, 06/15/03................................         302,508
     500,000    Citibank Credit Card Master Trust
                Series 1997-2, Class A
                6.550%, 02/16/04................................         509,460
                                                                    ------------
                Total Asset-Backed Securities...................       2,418,981
                                                                    ------------
                (Cost $2,389,033)
Shares
- ------
INVESTMENT COMPANY - 3.59%
   2,970,204    Bankers Trust Institutional
                Cash Management Fund............................       2,970,204
                                                                    ------------
                Total Investment Company........................       2,970,204
                                                                    ------------
                (Cost $2,970,204)

Total Investments - 99.84%......................................      82,584,231
                                                                    ------------
(Cost $71,040,168)**
Net Other Assets and Liabilities - 0.16%........................         134,822
                                                                    ------------
Net Assets - 100.00%............................................    $ 82,719,053
                                                                    ============
</TABLE> 

- ---------------------------------------
   *  Non-income producing security.
  **  Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $71,072,517

<TABLE> 

<S>    <C>                                             <C> 
        Gross unrealized appreciation                   $11,988,370
        Gross unrealized (depreciation)                    (476,656)
                                                        -----------
        Net unrealized appreciation                     $11,511,714
                                                        ===========
</TABLE> 


 ADR  American Depositary Receipt
 CMO  Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
 MTN  Medium Term Note
REMIC Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit


<TABLE> 

Portfolio Composition (Moody's Ratings)
- ---------------------
<S>                                                     <C> 
Common Stocks                                             58%
U.S. Government Obligations                               19%
U.S. Government Agency Obligations                         8%
Aaa                                                        1%
A                                                         10%
Investment Company                                         4%
                                                        ----
                                                         100%
                                                        ====
</TABLE> 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                                                                          Market
Par Value                                                                  Value
- ---------                                                                 ------


U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 46.84%

             U.S. Treasury Notes - 19.69%
<S>         <C>     <C>                                            <C>
$ 1,250,000  7.375%, 11/15/97...................................    $  1,250,588
  2,000,000  5.625%, 01/31/98...................................       2,000,600
  2,500,000  5.125%, 11/30/98...................................       2,488,400
  2,500,000  5.500%, 02/28/99...................................       2,496,325
  2,500,000  7.125%, 02/29/00...................................       2,576,700
  2,500,000  5.750%, 10/31/00...................................       2,499,950
  2,500,000  7.875%, 08/15/01...................................       2,677,100
  2,500,000  6.375%, 08/15/02...................................       2,562,125
  2,500,000  5.750%, 08/15/03...................................       2,490,025
  2,500,000  7.250%, 05/15/04...................................       2,687,700
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      23,729,513
                                                                    ------------

             U.S. Treasury Bonds - 5.33%
  2,000,000  7.500%, 05/15/02...................................       2,137,020
  2,500,000  7.125%, 02/15/23...................................       2,779,200
  1,500,000  6.250%, 08/15/23...................................       1,503,645
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       6,419,865
                                                                    ------------
             Federal Home Loan
             Mortgage Corporation - 12.03%
  2,500,000  5.850%, 02/21/06, Debenture........................       2,467,450
  1,123,421  7.000%, 10/15/06, CMO..............................       1,133,441
  1,500,000  6.000%, 03/15/07, CMO..............................       1,500,855
  1,000,000  6.500%, 09/15/07, CMO..............................       1,014,760
    500,000  5.750%, 01/15/08, CMO..............................         494,135
    570,206  7.500%, 04/01/08, Debenture........................         585,704
  1,500,000  6.000%, 03/15/09, CMO..............................       1,439,415
  1,355,049  6.500%, 06/01/09, CMO..............................       1,355,469
  1,693,227  6.500%, 01/01/11...................................       1,693,752
  1,480,425  6.500%, 11/01/11...................................       1,480,884
  1,400,000  6.000%, 12/15/23, CMO..............................       1,335,810
                                                                    ------------
                                                                      14,501,675
                                                                    ------------
             Federal National
             Mortgage Association - 4.48%
    382,130  6.000%, 06/25/02, CMO..............................         380,823
  1,067,154  6.900%, 12/25/03, CMO..............................       1,088,134
    390,121  7.000%, 07/01/08...................................         395,360
  1,449,716  7.000%, 05/01/12...................................       1,469,185
    931,842  9.000%, 05/01/25...................................         991,535
  1,093,948  6.500%, 02/01/26...................................       1,075,482
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       5,400,519
                                                                    ------------
             Government National
             Mortgage Association - 5.31%
    876,773  8.000%, 06/15/17...................................         910,196
  1,372,337  7.000%, 10/15/23...................................       1,380,475
  1,442,154  7.000%, 10/15/23...................................       1,450,706
  1,422,928  6.500%, 03/15/26...................................       1,407,802
  1,248,893  7.000%, 08/20/27...................................       1,250,837
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       6,400,016
                                                                    ------------
             Total U.S. Government
             and Agency Obligations.............................      56,451,588
                                                                    ------------
             (Cost $55,587,648)

CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 40.49%
             Cable Television - 1.47%
 1,500,000   Continental Cablevision, Debenture
             9.500%, 08/01/13...................................       1,766,250
                                                                    ------------

             Consumer Non-Durables - 1.68%
 1,000,000   Anheuser Busch Co.
             7.000%, 12/01/25...................................         991,250
 1,000,000   Brown Group, Inc. Senior Note
             9.500%, 10/15/06...................................       1,035,000
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       2,026,250
                                                                    ------------

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
</TABLE> 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Market
Par Value                                                                  Value
- ---------                                                                 ------
<S>                                                                  <C>
              Finance - 22.34%
$ 1,250,000   Advanta Corp., MTN
              7.000%, 05/01/01...................................    $ 1,251,563
  1,250,000   Associates Corp. NA
              6.375%, 08/15/98...................................      1,256,463
  2,000,000   Bankers Trust-NY, Subordinated Notes
              7.500%, 01/15/02...................................      2,090,000
    650,000   Chelsea GCA Realty Partnership, REIT
              7.250%, 10/21/07...................................        656,500
  1,750,000   Chrysler Financial Corp.
              6.625%, 08/15/00...................................      1,776,250
  1,500,000   Continental Corp. Notes
              7.250%, 03/01/03...................................      1,548,750
  1,000,000   Federal Realty Investment Trust
              Convertible Subordinated Bonds, REIT
              5.250%, 10/28/03...................................        960,000
  2,000,000   First Chicago Bank
              7.750%, 12/01/26 (A)...............................      2,027,500
  1,000,000   Goldman Sachs Group LP
              6.200%, 12/15/00 (A)...............................        997,500
    500,000   Goldman Sachs Group LP
              6.250%, 02/01/03 (A)...............................        496,250
  1,275,000   John Deere Capital Corp., Debenture
              8.625%, 08/01/19...................................      1,388,156
    750,000   Leucadia National Corp.
              Senior Subordinated Notes
              7.875%, 10/15/06...................................        779,063
  1,000,000   Leucadia National Corp.
              Senior Subordinated Notes
              8.250%, 06/15/05...................................      1,061,250
  2,000,000   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
              7.000%, 04/27/08...................................      2,082,500
  2,000,000   Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
              6.300%, 11/01/03 (A)...............................      1,985,000
  1,000,000   Olympic Financial Ltd.
              11.500%, 03/15/07..................................      1,037,500
  1,250,000   Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.
              7.900%, 12/30/23 (A)...............................      1,337,500
  2,000,000   Prudential Insurance Co. of America
              8.300%, 07/01/25 (A)...............................      2,190,000
  2,000,000   Wells Fargo Capital
              7.730%, 12/01/26 (A)...............................      2,010,000
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      26,931,745
                                                                     -----------

              Food and Beverage - 0.42%
$   500,000   Nabisco, Inc.
              6.700%, 06/15/02...................................    $   508,750
                                                                     -----------

              Manufacturing - 0.87%
  1,000,000   Figgie International, Inc., Senior Notes
              9.875%, 10/01/99...................................      1,045,000
                                                                     -----------

              Printing and Publishing - 2.46%
  1,250,000   News America Holdings
              7.750%, 01/20/24...................................      1,256,250
    809,967   Time Warner, Inc., Series M
              10.250%, 07/01/16..................................        933,487
    750,000   Valassis Inserts, Inc.
              Senior Subordinated Notes
              9.375%, 03/15/99...................................        775,313
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       2,965,050
                                                                     -----------

              Retail - 1.19%
  1,500,000   K-mart Corp., Debenture
              7.950%, 02/01/23...................................      1,440,000
                                                                     -----------

              Transportation - 0.58%
    209,478   Delta Air Lines, Inc.
              9.375%, 09/11/07...................................        234,353
    433,477   Delta Air Lines, Inc.
              Equipment Trust, Series 1992A
              8.540%, 01/02/07...................................        465,898
                                                                     -----------
                                                                         700,251
                                                                     -----------
</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                            Market
Par Value                                                                    Value
- ---------                                                                   ------
               Utilities - 9.48%
<C>            <S>                                                       <C> 
$  1,675,000   CalEnergy Co., Inc.
               7.630%, 10/15/07..................................        $  1,695,938
   1,000,000   Commonwealth Edison Co., First Mortgage
               7.750%, 07/15/23..................................           1,023,750
   2,000,000   Gulf States Utilities, First Mortgage, Series A
               8.250%, 04/01/04..................................           2,152,500
   1,250,000   Long Island Lighting Co., Debenture
               9.000%, 11/01/22..................................           1,410,938
   1,500,000   Niagra Mohawk Power, First Mortgage
               8.000%, 06/01/04..................................           1,586,250
   2,000,000   Philadelphia Electric Co., First Mortgage
               5.625%, 11/01/01..................................           1,962,500
   1,475,000   WorldCom, Inc. GA, Senior Note
               8.875%, 01/15/06..................................           1,593,000
                                                                         ------------
                                                                           11,424,876
                                                                         ------------
               Total Corporate Notes and Bonds...................          48,808,172
                                                                         ------------
               (Cost $47,005,037)

YANKEE BONDS - 3.13%
   2,000,000   Chilgener S.A. Yankee (Chile)
               6.500%, 01/15/06...................................          1,980,000
     593,750   Province of Mendoza
               Collateral Oil Royalty Note
               10.000%, 07/25/02 (A)..............................            630,428
   1,150,000   Skandinaviska Enskilda, Subordinated Notes
               6.625%, 03/29/49 (A)...............................          1,157,918
                                                                         ------------
               Total Yankee Bonds.................................          3,768,346
                                                                         ------------
               (Cost $3,673,871)

GOVERNMENT TRUST CERTIFICATE - 0.53%
     607,427   Israel Collateral Trust, Class 1-C
               9.250%, 11/15/01...................................            639,317
                                                                         ------------
               Total Government Trust Certificate.................            639,317
                                                                         ------------
               (Cost $664,635)

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 4.90%
   1,750,000   BA Mortgage Securities, CMO
               7.350%, 07/25/26...................................          1,747,813
   2,500,000   Chemical Master Credit Card Trust I, Class A
               5.550%, 09/15/03...................................          2,473,025
     750,000   Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I, Class A
               6.839%, 02/10/04...................................            767,393
     875,000   Midland Realty Acceptance Corp., CMO
               7.475%, 08/25/28...................................            922,578
                                                                         ------------
               Total Asset-Backed Securities......................          5,910,809
                                                                         ------------
               (Cost $5,814,813)

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 2.72%
   $3,281,000  First Chicago,
               5.700%, dated 10/31/97 to be repurchased
               on 11/03/97 at $3,282,558
               (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note
               6.000%, due 07/31/02;
               Total Par $3,270,000)..............................       $  3,281,000
                                                                         ------------
               Total Repurchase Agreement.........................          3,281,000
                                                                         ------------
               (Cost $3,281,000)
Total Investments -98.61%.........................................        118,859,232
                                                                         ------------

(Cost $116,027,004)*
Net Other Assets and Liabilities - 1.39%..........................          1,672,945
                                                                         ------------
Net Assets - 100.00%..............................................       $120,532,177
                                                                         ============
</TABLE> 

- ---------------------------------------------
  * Aggregage cost for Federal income tax purposes is $116,027,004.

       Gross unrealized appreciation                             $  2,932,363
       Gross unrealized (depreciation)                               (100,135)
                                                                 ------------
       Net unrealized appreciation                               $  2,832,228
                                                                 ============

 (A)  Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act
      of 1933. These securities may be resold, in transactions exempt from
      registration, to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 1997,
      these securities amounted to $12,832,096 or 10.65% of net assets.

CMO   Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
MTN   Medium Term Note
REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust

Portfolio Composition (Mood's Ratings)
- ---------------------
Repurchase Agreement                                                          3%
U.S. Government Obligations                                                  25%
U.S. Government Agency Obligations                                           22%
Government Trust Certificates                                                 1%
Aaa                                                                           3%
AA                                                                            3%
A                                                                            14%
Baa                                                                          13%
Ba                                                                           13%
B                                                                             1%
NR                                                                            2%
                                                                            ----
                                                                            100%
                                                                            ====

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments                                         October 31, 1997
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<CAPTION>
                                                                          Market
Par Value                                                                  Value
- ---------                                                                  -----
<S>                                                                   <C>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES - 97.45%                                       
           Arizona - 8.53%                                          
$ 350,000  Mohave County, IDA                                       
           6.000%, 07/01/00......................................     $  366,569
  450,000  Salt River Project Electric System Revenue               
           Refunding, Series A                                      
           5.500%, 01/01/05......................................        477,842
  200,000  Tucson, Arizona Water Revenue                            
           5.400%, 07/01/05......................................        211,152
                                                                      ----------
                                                                       1,055,563
                                                                      ----------
           California - 2.07%                                       
  250,000  California State                                         
           5.250%, 10/01/10......................................        256,250
                                                                      ----------
           Florida - 2.21%                                          
  265,000  Dade County, Florida State School District, G.O.         
           5.000%, 07/15/02                                         
           Insured: MBIA.........................................        273,949
                                                                      ----------
           Georgia - 4.14%                                          
  250,000  State of Georgia, Series A, G.O.                         
           6.100%, 03/01/05......................................        276,045
  200,000  State of Georgia, Series D, G.O.                         
           6.700%, 08/01/09......................................        235,980
                                                                      ----------
                                                                         512,025
                                                                      ----------
           Illinois - 8.21%                                         
  250,000  Chicago, Illinois Metropolitan Water                     
           Reclamation, G.O.                                        
           6.600%, 01/01/02......................................        271,903
  475,000  Cook County, Illinois Series B, G.O.                     
           4.700%, 11/15/01                                         
           Insured: MBIA.........................................        484,614
  250,000  State of Illinois, G.O.                                  
           5.150%, 09/01/02                                         
           Insured: FGIC.........................................        259,390
                                                                      ----------
                                                                       1,015,907
                                                                      ----------
           Maryland - 2.03%                                         
  250,000  University of Maryland Revenue, Series B                 
           Auxiliary Facilities and Tuition Revenue                  
           5.400%, 04/01/98......................................        251,718
                                                                      ----------
                                                                    
           Michigan - 5.92%                                         
  250,000  Lanse Creuse Public Schools                              
           5.000%, 05/01/03......................................        258,368
  200,000  Rochester Community School District                      
           4.550%, 05/01/04......................................        201,006
  260,000  Utica Community Schools                                  
           5.375%, 05/01/04......................................        273,296
                                                                      ----------
                                                                         732,670
                                                                      ----------
           Minnesota - 2.01%                                        
  245,000  St. Paul Housing Finance Board Revenue                   
           5.050%, 11/01/07......................................        249,236
                                                                      ----------
           Nevada - 3.12%                                           
  350,000  Clark County, Nevada School District, G.O.               
           6.400%, 06/15/06......................................        386,547
           Insured: FGIC                                              ----------
                                                                    
           New Jersey - 7.24%                                       
  295,000  Camden County                                            
           Municipal Utilities Authority Revenue                    
           6.000%, 07/15/04......................................        321,237
  350,000  State of New Jersey Transportation                       
           Trust Fund Revenue, Series A,                            
           Escrowed to Maturity                                     
           5.200%, 12/15/00                                         
           Insured: AMBAC........................................        362,289
  200,000  State of New Jersey, Series D, G.O.                      
           5.500%, 02/15/04......................................        212,296
                                                                      ----------
                                                                         895,822
                                                                      ----------
           New York - 6.27%                                         
  250,000  Municipal Assistance Corporation                         
           4.500%, 07/01/01......................................        252,850
  250,000  New York City Transitional Finance                       
           Authority Revenue                                        
           5.500%, 08/15/08......................................        266,103
  250,000  New York State Dormitory Authority                       
           Revenue, Series C                                        
           5.100%, 05/15/03......................................        257,463
                                                                      ----------
                                                                         776,416
                                                                      ----------
           Ohio - 1.67%                                             
  200,000  Ohio State Public Facilities Commission                  
           (Higher Education), Series II-A                          
           5.200%, 05/01/01                                         
           Insured: AMBAC........................................        206,974
                                                                      ----------
           Oklahoma - 2.93%                                         
  350,000  Tulsa, Oklahoma Metropolitan Utilities                   
           Authority Revenue                                        
           5.500%, 07/01/00......................................        362,506
                                                                      ----------
           Oregon - 2.22%                                           
  250,000  Portland, Oregon Series A, G.O.                          
           7.000%, 06/01/01......................................        274,445
                                                                      ----------
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments-continued                               October 31, 1997
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                                                                          Market
Par Value                                                                  Value
- ---------                                                                 ------
<S>                     <C>                                         <C>
                 Pennsylvania - 3.74%
$    250,000     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
                 Green County, G.O.
                 5.100%, 06/15/03
                 Insured: MBIA..................................... $    259,503
     200,000     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, G.O.
                 5.250%, 05/15/99
                 Insured: FGIC.....................................      204,052
                                                                    ------------
                                                                    $    463,555
                                                                    ------------

                 Puerto Rico - 3.59%
     400,000     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
                 Series A, G.O.
                 6.500%, 07/01/03
                 Insured: MBIA.....................................      444,660
                                                                    ------------

                 Rhode Island - 2.38%
     275,000     State of Rhode Island, Series A, G.O.
                 6.000%, 06/15/02
                 Insured: FGIC.....................................      294,751
                                                                    ------------

                 Texas - 10.30%
     375,000     Arlington Independent School District,
                 Refunding, G.O.
                 5.400%, 02/15/99..................................      382,050
     210,000     Tarrant County Health Faciltities
                 Development Corp.
                 Health System Revenue, Series A
                 5.500%, 02/15/05..................................      222,243
     200,000     Texas State Public Finance Authority
                 Series A, G.O.
                 5.600%, 10/01/02..................................      212,314
     450,000     Texas State Water Development Board, G.O.
                 Escrowed to  Maturity
                 5.000% 08/01/99...................................      458,537
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       1,275,144
                                                                    ------------

                 Utah - 8.35%
     300,000     Intermountain Power Agency
                 Power Supply Revenue
                 6.250%, 07/01/07..................................      336,762
     475,000     Jordan School District, Series A, G.O.
                 5.250%, 06/15/00..................................      488,903
     200,000     Utah State Building Ownership Authority
                 Lease Revenue, Series A
                 5.125%, 05/15/03..................................      207,552
                                                                    ------------
                                                                       1,033,217
                                                                    ------------


                 Virginia - 4.23%
     250,000     Henrico County,Virginia
                 Industrial Redevelopment
                 Authority Revenue
                 5.300%, 12/01/11..................................      258,808
     250,000     Virigina State Public School
                 Authority Revenue
                 5.500%, 08/01/03..................................      264,600
                                                                    ------------
                                                                         523,408
                                                                    ------------

                 Washington - 4.12%
     475,000     King County, Washington, Series A, G.O.
                 5.800%, 01/01/04..................................      509,741
                                                                    ------------
                 Wisconsin - 2.17%
     250,000     State of Wisconsin, Series A, G.O.
                 5.750%, 05/01/04..................................      268,463
                                                                    ------------

                 Total Municipal Securities........................ $ 12,062,967
                 (Cost $11,743,478)................................ ------------

     Shares
     ------
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.51%
       4,954     Goldman Sachs Tax Exempt Fund.....................        4,954
      58,695     Provident Munifund................................       58,695
                                                                    ------------
                        Total Investment Companies.................       63,649
                        (Cost $63,649)                              ------------


Total Investments - 97.96%.........................................   12,126,616
(Cost $11,807,127)*                                                 ------------

Net Other Assets and Liabilities - 2.04%...........................      252,592
                                                                    ------------
Net Assets - 100.00%............................................... $ 12,379,208
                                                                    ------------



- -------------------------------
     *    Aggregage cost for Federal income tax purposes is $11,807,127.

               Gross unrealized appreciation         $   319,637
               Gross unrealized (depreciation)              (148)
                                                     -----------
               Net unrealized appreciation           $   319,489
                                                     ===========

  AMBAC   American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
  FGIC    Federal Guaranty Insurance Corp.
  G.O.    General Obligation
  IDA     Industrial Development Authority
  MBIA    Municipal Bond Insurance Association


Portfolio Composition (Moody's Ratings)
- ---------------------
Investment Companies                       1%
Aaa                                       56%
Aa                                        33%
A                                          8%
NR                                         2%
                                         ----
                                         100%
                                         ====
</TABLE>



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Chicago Trust Money Market Fund
Schedule of Investments                                         October 31, 1997
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                                                                       Amortized
Par Value                                                                 Cost
- ---------                                                              ---------
<S>             <C>                                                 <C>    
COMMERCIAL PAPER - 77.33%
$    4,500,000  Beneficial Corp.
                5.5520%, 11/03/97.................................. $  4,500,000
     4,500,000  Associates Corp. of North America
                5.5530%, 11/04/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  Household Finance Corp.
                5.5580%, 11/05/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,545,000  Chrysler Financial Corp.
                5.5540%, 11/06/97(A)...............................    4,541,528
     4,300,000  AVCO Financial Services, Inc.
                5.5700%, 11/10/97..................................    4,300,000
       600,000  General Electric Capital Corp.
                5.5710%, 11/12/97..................................      600,000
     3,900,000  Heller Financial, Inc.
                5.6070%, 11/12/97..................................    3,900,000
     3,500,000  AVCO Financial Services, Inc.
                5.5760%, 11/13/97..................................    3,500,000
     1,000,000  Prudential Funding Corp.
                5.5100%, 11/13/97..................................    1,000,000
     4,500,000  Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.
                5.5700%, 11/14/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  American Express Credit Corp.
                5.5800%, 11/17/97..................................    4,500,000
       420,000  Prudential Funding Corp.
                5.5000%, 11/18/97..................................      420,000
     3,090,000  Chrysler Financial Corp.
                5.5200%, 11/18/97..................................    3,081,945
     1,034,124  Bank of America
                5.5300%, 11/18/97..................................    1,031,423
     4,500,000  General Motors Acceptance Corp.
                5.5860%, 11/19/97..................................    4,500,000
     3,500,000  Norwest Financial, Inc.
                5.6040%, 11/20/97..................................    3,500,000
     1,000,000  American Express Credit Corp.
                5.5830%, 11/20/97..................................    1,000,000
     3,500,000  General Motors Acceptance Corp.
                5.5829%, 11/21/97..................................    3,500,000
     4,560,000  Chrysler Financial Corp.
                5.5850%, 11/21/97(A)...............................    4,546,042
     4,500,000  Commercial Credit Co.
                5.5570%, 11/24/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  Heller Financial, Inc.
                5.6370%, 11/25/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  AVCO Financial Services, Inc.
                5.5910%, 11/26/97..................................    4,500,000
     2,500,000  First National Bank of Chicago
                5.5000%, 12/01/97(A)...............................    2,488,542
     2,000,000  American Express Credit Corp.
                5.5568%, 12/01/97..................................    2,000,000
     4,500,000  IBM Credit Corp.,
                5.5420%, 12/02/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  Beneficial Corp.
                5.5585%, 12/03/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  Household Finance Corp.
                5.5288%, 12/04/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  Prudential Funding Corp.
                5.5381%, 12/05/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  Commercial Credit Co.
                5.5296%, 12/08/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,550,000  Southern California Edison
                5.5650%, 12/09/97(A)...............................    4,523,585
     4,500,000  CIT Group Holdings
                5.5279%, 12/10/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,500,000  CIT Group Holdings
                5.5271%, 12/11/97..................................    4,500,000
     3,000,000  American General Finance
                5.5271%, 12/12/97..................................    3,000,000
     1,500,000  General Electric Capital Corp.
                5.5440%, 12/12/97..................................    1,500,000
     2,122,117  Bank of America
                5.5100%, 12/15/97(A)...............................    2,107,825
     3,300,000  Associates Corp. of North America
                5.5760%, 12/15/97..................................    3,300,000
     1,419,364  Bank of America
                5.5100%, 12/16/97(A)...............................    1,409,588
     3,000,000  Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.
                5.5697%, 12/16/97..................................    3,000,000
     4,500,000  Prudential Funding Corp.
                5.5576%, 12/17/97..................................    4,500,000
     1,200,000  Prudential Funding Corp.
                5.5680%, 12/18/97..................................    1,200,000
       400,000  General Electric Capital Corp.
                5.5500%, 12/19/97..................................      400,000
     4,100,000  General Motors Acceptance Corp.
                5.5722%, 12/19/97..................................    4,100,000
     4,500,000  American General Finance
                5.5407%, 12/22/97..................................    4,500,000
     2,000,000  CIT Group Holdings
                5.5706%, 12/23/97..................................    2,000,000
     2,500,000  Beneficial Corp.
                5.5808%, 12/23/97..................................    2,500,000
     4,500,000  Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.
                5.5732%, 12/24/97..................................    4,500,000
     4,100,000  American Express Credit Corp.
                5.5713%, 12/31/97..................................    4,100,000
       400,000  General Electric Capital Corp.
                5.5603%, 12/31/97..................................      400,000
     1,000,000  Commercial Credit Co.
                5.6376%, 01/05/98..................................    1,000,000
     3,700,000  Associates Corp. of America
                5.6478%, 01/05/98..................................    3,700,000
     4,100,000  General Electric Capital Corp.
                5.5807%, 01/09/98..................................    4,100,000
</TABLE>


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<PAGE>
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

CT&T Funds
Chicago Trust Money Market Fund
Schedule of Investments-continued                               October 31, 1997
================================================================================
                                                                    Amortized
Par Value                                                              Cost
- ---------                                                              ----    
<S>                     <C>                                      <C>
$      400,000          CIT Group Holdings
                        5.6113%, 01/09/98....................... $     400,000
     4,500,000          John Deere Capital Corp.
                        5.6184%, 01/15/98.......................     4,500,000
     4,500,000          General Electric Capital Corp.
                        5.6741%, 01/15/98.......................     4,500,000

     4,500,000          Norwest Financial, Inc.
                        5.6647%, 01/22/98.......................     4,500,000
     3,300,000          Heller Financial, Inc.
                        5.7067%, 01/22/98.......................     3,300,000
                                                                 -------------
                        Total Commercial Paper..................   184,450,478
                        (Cost $184,450,478)                      -------------


CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - 5.16%
     4,500,000          Old Kent Bank
                        5.5000%, 11/07/97.......................     4,500,000
     3,300,000          Old Kent Bank
                        5.5600%, 12/18/97.......................     3,300,000
     4,500,000          Old Kent Bank
                        5.5700%, 12/26/97.......................     4,500,000
                                                                 -------------
                        Total Certificates of Deposit...........    12,300,000
                        (Cost $12,300,000)                       -------------

GIC WITHIN FUNDING AGREEMENT - 4.19%
    10,000,000          Allstate Life Funding Agreement GIC
                        5.7575%, 12/01/97.......................    10,000,000
                                                                 -------------
                        Total GIC Within
                        Funding Agreement.......................    10,000,000
                        (Cost $10,000,000)                       -------------

TIME DEPOSITS - 3.77%
$    4,500,000          Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
                        5.5400%, 12/30/97....................... $   4,500,000
     4,500,000          Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
                        5.5600%, 12/29/97.......................     4,500,000
                                                                 -------------
                        Total Time Deposits.....................     9,000,000
                        (Cost $9,000,000)                        -------------

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 9.52%
    22,718,000          First Chicago,
                        5.6600%, dated 10/31/97 to be repurchased
                        on 11/03/97 at $22,728,715
                        (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note
                        8.500%, due 11/15/00;
                        Total Par $20,785,000)..................    22,718,000
                                                                  ------------
                        Total Repurchase Agreement..............    22,718,000
                        (Cost $22,718,000)                        ------------

Total Investments - 99.97%......................................   238,468,478**
                                                                  ------------
Net Other Assets and Liabilities -0.03%.........................        82,996
                                                                  ------------
Net Assets - 100.00%............................................  $238,551,474
</TABLE>                                                          ============ 

- ---------------------------
(A)  Annualized yield at time of purchase
**   At October 31, 1997 cost is idenitical for book and Federal income tax
     purposes.



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<PAGE>

 
CT&T Funds
Statement of Assets and Liabilities                             OCTOBER 31, 1997
================================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Chicago Trust
                                 Montag & Caldwell  Growth & Income  Chicago Trust  Chicago Trust
                                    Growth Fund          Fund         Talon Fund    Balanced Fund
                                 -----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------
<S>                              <C>                <C>              <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
 Investments:
  Investments at cost..........       $606,867,247     $182,870,419    $24,636,650   $141,457,686
  Repurchase agreements........                 --       10,017,000             --     11,933,000
  Net unrealized appreciation..        147,140,836       77,036,253      4,128,506     33,598,179
                                      ------------     ------------    -----------   ------------
  Total investments at value...        754,008,083      269,923,672     28,765,156    186,988,865
 Cash..........................                234            1,399            231             --
 Receivables:
  Dividends and interest.......            502,350           37,066         88,732      1,193,984
  Fund shares sold.............          3,895,259          471,113          5,073        263,527
  Investments sold.............                 --        4,672,930             --             --
  Due from Advisor, net........                 --               --             --             --
 Deferred organization costs...              6,670            5,574          6,277          4,036
 Other assets..................             10,220           31,068          6,158          1,244
                                      ------------     ------------    -----------   ------------
   Total assets................        758,422,816      275,142,822     28,871,627    188,451,656
                                      ------------     ------------    -----------   ------------

LIABILITIES:
 Payables:
  Bank overdraft...............                 --               --             --         24,283
  Dividend distribution........                 --               --             --             --
  Investments purchased........          8,311,553               --        359,975             --
  Fund shares redeemed.........            791,859           78,981             --         90,857
  Due to Advisor, net..........            517,213          167,934         12,747        113,036
  Distribution fees............            130,197          221,436         17,630        180,966
 Accrued expenses..............            253,828           66,564         21,692         49,177
                                      ------------     ------------    -----------   ------------
   Total liabilities...........         10,004,650          534,915        412,044        458,319
                                      ------------     ------------    -----------   ------------

NET ASSETS.....................       $748,418,166     $274,607,907    $28,459,583   $187,993,337
                                      ============     ============    ===========   ============

NET ASSETS consist of:
 Capital paid-in...............       $593,853,104     $178,423,017    $19,796,414   $142,370,306
 Accumulated undistributed
  (distribution in excess of)
  net investment income (loss).                 --               --         37,253        624,636
 Accumulated net realized gain
  (loss) on investments........          7,424,226       19,148,637      4,497,410     11,400,216
 Net unrealized appreciation
  on investments...............        147,140,836       77,036,253      4,128,506     33,598,179
                                      ------------     ------------    -----------   ------------
TOTAL NET ASSETS...............       $748,418,166     $274,607,907    $28,459,583   $187,993,337
                                      ============     ============    ===========   ============

Shares of beneficial interest
 outstanding...................         32,959,072       13,917,656      1,617,134     16,999,608

NET ASSET VALUE
 Offering and redemption price
  per share (Net Assets/Shares
  outstanding).................                 (A)    $      19.73    $     17.60   $      11.06
                                      ============     ============    ===========   ============
</TABLE>

- ------------------------
(A) Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Class N (Retail):
    Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share (Based on net
    assets of $479,557,025 and 21,142,111 shares issued and outstanding) $22.68
    Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Class I (Institutional):
    Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share (Based on net
    assets of $268,861,141 and 11,816,961 shares issued and outstanding) $22.75

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<PAGE>

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Chicago Trust         Chicago Trust
Montag & Caldwell       Chicago Trust        Municipal Bond        Money Market
  Balanced Fund           Bond Fund               Fund                 Fund
- -----------------      ---------------       --------------        -------------
<S>                    <C>                   <C>                   <C>


$      71,040,168      $   112,746,004       $   11,807,127        $ 215,750,478
               --            3,281,000                   --           22,718,000
       11,544,063            2,832,228              319,489                   --
- -----------------      ---------------       --------------        -------------
       82,584,231          118,859,232           12,126,616          238,468,478
               --                7,486                  417                   --

          589,290            1,755,024              202,811            1,054,958
          206,223              117,111              100,098              168,650
              355                   --                   --                   --
               --                   --                  105                   --
            6,670                5,574                5,574                5,574
            1,356                1,152               26,647               12,392
- -----------------      ---------------       --------------        -------------
       83,388,125          120,745,579           12,462,268          239,710,052
- -----------------      ---------------       --------------        -------------



              397                   --                   --                  652
            1,345                   --                   --            1,029,742
          577,478                   --                   --                   --
            3,677                3,552                   --               13,230
           52,295               38,587                   --               77,330
            2,808              142,791               43,249                   --
           31,072               28,472               39,811               37,624
- -----------------      ---------------       --------------        -------------
          669,072              213,402               83,060            1,158,578
- -----------------      ---------------       --------------        -------------

$      82,719,053      $   120,532,177      $    12,379,208        $ 238,551,474
=================      ===============      ===============        =============


$      68,927,242      $   117,272,641      $    12,123,373        $ 238,551,474

          185,563              452,597               27,456                   --

        2,062,185              (25,289)             (91,110)                  --

       11,544,063            2,832,228              319,489                   --
- -----------------      ---------------      ---------------        -------------
$      82,719,053      $   120,532,177      $    12,379,208        $ 238,551,474
=================      ===============      ===============        =============

        5,167,798           11,894,302            1,215,334          238,551,474



$           16.01      $         10.13       $        10.19        $        1.00
=================      ===============       ==============        =============
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
 
CT&T Funds
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           CHICAGO TRUST
                                                      MONTAG & CALDWELL   GROWTH & INCOME   CHICAGO TRUST   CHICAGO TRUST
                                                         GROWTH FUND            FUND          TALON FUND    BALANCED FUND
                                                      -----------------   ---------------   -------------   -------------
<S>                                                   <C>                 <C>               <C>             <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
 Dividends................................................ $  3,062,695       $ 2,616,520      $   93,313     $ 1,115,889
 Interest.................................................    1,035,399         1,054,079         366,033       5,603,622
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------
   Total Investment Income................................    4,098,094         3,670,599         459,346       6,719,511
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------
EXPENSES:
 Investment advisory fees.................................    3,800,124         1,734,260         182,742       1,228,508
 Distribution expenses....................................      836,514           619,130          57,092         438,574
 Transfer agent fees......................................      167,566            98,959          53,658          33,312
 Administration fees......................................      242,224           121,926          11,675          85,382
 Accounting fees..........................................       66,037            49,168          18,045          47,067
 Registration expenses....................................      209,681            14,322          10,503          12,499
 Custodian fees...........................................       47,481            32,124          13,857          30,396
 Professional fees........................................       48,246            26,954          11,515          22,630
 Amortization of organization costs.......................        3,332             4,997           3,332           1,401
 Report to shareholder expense............................       33,756            12,666           1,194           8,709
 Trustees fees............................................        2,703             2,703           2,703           2,703
 Other expenses...........................................        8,943            64,777          15,911          66,970
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------
   Total expenses.........................................    5,466,607         2,781,986         382,227       1,978,151
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------
   Expenses reimbursed....................................      (41,428)         (129,857)        (85,596)       (102,203)
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------
   Net expenses...........................................    5,425,179         2,652,129         296,631       1,875,948
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)..............................   (1,327,085)        1,018,470         162,715       4,843,563
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
 GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
 Net realized gain (loss) on investments (including
 a net realized (loss) on option transactions of
 ($169,276) in the Talon Fund)............................    8,570,687        19,177,699       4,497,850      11,378,927
Net change in unrealized appreciation
 on investments (including a net
 unrealized appreciation on option transactions of
 $137,375 in the Talon Fund)..............................  114,427,550        33,416,450       1,618,377      15,462,457
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
 GAIN ON INVESTMENTS......................................  122,998,237        52,594,149       6,116,227      26,841,384
                                                           ------------       -----------      ----------     -----------
NET INCREASE IN NET
 ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS................................... $121,671,152       $53,612,619      $6,278,942     $31,684,947
                                                           ============       ===========      ==========     ===========
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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<PAGE>
 
                                            Chicago Trust  Chicago Trust
         Montag & Caldwell  Chicago Trust  Municipal Bond   Money Market
           Balanced Fund      Bond Fund         Fund           Fund
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  -------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

        <S>                <C>            <C>             <C>
         $         219,468  $          --  $           --  $          -- 
                 1,399,409      7,043,490         534,204     13,958,204
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  ------------- 
                 1,618,877      7,043,490         534,204     13,958,204
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  ------------- 


                   400,868        550,514          69,127      1,004,607
                   131,861        247,590          28,790             --  
                    47,730         42,264          23,435         54,844
                    27,230         49,334           5,686        121,794
                    29,879         42,584          17,743         52,303
                    22,362         18,235           6,333         10,426
                    17,386         23,135           7,512         39,465
                    14,288         17,723          11,566         27,534
                     3,332          4,997           4,997          4,997
                     3,041          5,111             559         12,374
                     2,703          2,703           2,703          2,703
                    10,466         17,298          10,533         68,479
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  -------------
                   711,146      1,021,488         188,984      1,399,526
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  -------------
                   (44,973)      (221,539)        (85,359)      (142,332)
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  -------------
                   666,173        799,949         103,625      1,257,194
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  -------------
                   952,704      6,243,541         430,579     12,701,010
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  ------------- 




                 2,102,297        (36,729)          6,147             --

 

                 7,581,239      2,754,254         140,720             --
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  ------------- 
                                        
                                        
                 9,683,536      2,717,525         146,867             --
         -----------------  -------------  --------------  ------------- 
                                        
                                        
         $      10,636,240  $   8,961,066  $      577,446  $  12,701,010
         =================  =============  ==============  ============= 
</TABLE> 
 

                                       33
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CT&T FUNDS
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
====================================================================================================================================

                                                       Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund           Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
                                                       -----------------------------           ----------------------------------
                                                               Year Ended                                  Year Ended
                                                    October 31, 1997   October 31, 1996*      October 31, 1997     October 31, 1996
                                                    ----------------   ----------------       ----------------     ----------------
<S>                                                 <C>                <C>                   <C>                   <C>
NET ASSETS at beginning of period.................     $ 218,649,895       $ 40,355,049           $205,133,317         $172,295,705
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
Increase in net asset
from operations:
  Net investment income (loss)....................        (1,327,085)           (28,035)             1,018,470            1,451,728
  Net realized gain on investments sold
   and purchased options transactions.............         8,570,687          2,171,050             19,177,699            4,305,113
  Net change in unrealized appreciation
   on investments and assets
   and liabilities in purchased options...........       114,427,550         26,825,183             33,416,450           39,311,048
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
  Net increase in net assets
   from operations................................       121,671,152         28,968,198             53,612,619           45,067,889
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
Distributions to shareowners from:
  Net investment income:
     Retail Class.................................                --            (28,975)            (1,152,026)          (1,444,903)
     Institutional Class..........................           (26,630)           (45,883)                    --                   --
  Net realized gain on investments:
     Retail Class.................................        (1,466,613)           (24,401)            (4,334,020)            (976,557)
     Institutional Class..........................          (412,803)                --                     --                   --
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
     Total distributions..........................        (1,906,046)           (99,259)            (5,486,046)          (2,421,460)
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
Capital share transactions:
  Net proceeds from sales of shares:
     Retail Class.................................       339,687,434        118,083,887             50,803,893           43,023,005
     Institutional Class..........................       228,296,239         51,795,147                     --                   --
  Issued to shareowners in reinvestment
   of distributions:
     Retail Class.................................         1,404,998             53,046              5,404,887            2,391,580
     Institutional Class..........................           396,515             45,883                     --                   --
  Cost of shares repurchased:
     Retail Class.................................      (115,055,486)       (16,878,640)           (34,860,763)         (55,223,402)
     Institutional Class..........................       (44,726,535)        (3,673,416)                    --                   --
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
       Net increase (decrease) from capital
        share transactions........................       410,003,165        149,425,907             21,348,017           (9,808,817)
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
       Total increase in net assets...............       529,768,271        178,294,846             69,474,590           32,837,612
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
NET ASSETS at end of period (including line A)....     $ 748,418,166       $218,649,895           $274,607,907         $205,133,317
                                                       =============       ============           ============         ============
(A) Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
    net investment income (loss)..................     $          --       $    (73,703)          $         --         $    133,556
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
OTHER INFORMATION:
Share transactions:
  Retail Class:
     Sold.........................................        16,692,907          7,779,869              2,806,114            2,994,709
     Issued to shareowners in reinvestment
      of distributions............................            79,785              3,770                326,567              170,324
     Repurchased..................................        (5,364,133)        (1,115,729)            (1,902,988)          (3,829,976)
  Institutional Class:
     Sold.........................................        10,833,116          3,302,194                     --                   --
     Issued to shareowners in reinvestment
      of distributions............................            22,316              2,812                     --                   --
     Repurchased..................................        (2,106,489)          (236,988)                    --                   --
                                                       -------------       ------------           ------------         ------------
        Net increase (decrease) in shares
         outstanding..............................        20,157,502          9,735,928              1,229,693             (664,943)
                                                       =============       ============           ============         ============
</TABLE> 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Institutional Class commenced investment
  operations on June 28, 1996.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<PAGE>
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
 
       CHICAGO TRUST TALON FUND                 CHICAGO TRUST BALANCED FUND
  ----------------------------------        ----------------------------------
             YEAR ENDED                                  YEAR ENDED
  OCTOBER 31, 1997  OCTOBER 31, 1996        OCTOBER 31, 1997  OCTOBER 31, 1996
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------

  $     17,417,675  $     10,537,854        $    156,703,443  $    152,820,466
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------  
<S>                 <C>                     <C>               <C>     
           162,715            42,177               4,843,563         4,547,650

         4,497,850         1,453,661              11,378,927         2,227,691


         1,618,377         1,649,993              15,462,457        17,768,218
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------  

         6,278,942         3,145,831              31,684,947        24,543,559
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------  

          (134,407)          (35,795)             (4,764,936)       (4,421,473)
                --                --                      --                --
 
        (1,458,660)         (634,240)             (2,253,139)           (7,294)
                --                --                      --                --
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------  
        (1,593,067)         (670,035)             (7,018,075)       (4,428,767)
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------  


         6,345,104         4,424,049              28,395,564        26,178,729
                --                --                      --                --
 
         1,577,255           662,762               7,017,789         4,428,767
                --                --                      --                --
 
        (1,566,326)         (682,786)            (28,790,331)      (46,839,311)
                --                --                      --                --
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------  
         6,356,033         4,404,025               6,623,022       (16,231,815)
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------  
        11,041,908         6,879,821              31,289,894         3,882,977
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------  
  $     28,459,583  $     17,417,675        $    187,993,337  $    156,703,443
  ================  ================        ================  ================
 

  $         37,253  $          8,945        $        624,636  $        567,503
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------


           397,032           336,046               2,757,711         2,932,312
 
           107,919            55,106                 699,716           495,015
           (97,875)          (54,225)             (2,774,505)       (5,245,177)
 
                --                --                      --                --
 
                --                --                      --                --
                --                --                      --                -- 
  ----------------  ----------------        ----------------  ----------------
           407,076           336,927                 682,922        (1,817,850)
  ================  ================        ================  ================
</TABLE> 
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

CT&T Funds
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)                                                                     OCTOBER 31, 1997
====================================================================================================================================

                                                        Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund                Chicago Trust Bond Fund
                                                      -----------------------------------        -----------------------------------
                                                                 Year Ended                                  Year Ended
                                                      October 31, 1997   October 31, 1996        October 31, 1997   October 31, 1996
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ----------------
<S>                                                   <C>                <C>                     <C>                <C>
NET ASSETS at beginning of period.................... $     31,472,671   $     21,908,174        $     79,210,728   $    70,490,335
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
Increase in net assets
from operations:
  Net investment income..............................          952,704            562,623               6,243,541         4,684,008
  Net realized gain (loss) on investments sold.......        2,102,297          2,720,967                 (36,729)          (21,824)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation
   (depreciation) of investments.....................        7,581,239          1,750,771               2,754,254          (427,461)
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
  Net increase in net assets
   from operations...................................       10,636,240          5,034,361               8,961,066         4,234,723
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
Distributions to shareowners from:
  Net investment income..............................         (837,377)          (544,785)             (6,043,358)       (4,576,113)
  Net realized gain on investments...................       (2,702,590)                --                 (16,748)          (26,301)
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
     Total distributions.............................       (3,539,967)          (544,785)             (6,060,106)       (4,602,414)
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
Capital share transactions:
  Net proceeds from sales of shares..................       58,631,470         17,019,049              46,817,358        18,394,655
  Issued to shareowners in
   reinvestment of distributions.....................        3,490,623            544,624               4,797,389         4,131,546
  Cost of shares repurchased.........................      (17,971,984)       (12,488,752)            (13,194,258)      (13,438,117)
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
     Net increase (decrease) from
      capital share transactions.....................       44,150,109          5,074,921              38,420,489         9,088,084
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets.........       51,246,382          9,564,497              41,321,449         8,720,393
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
NET ASSETS at end of period (including line A)....... $     82,719,053   $     31,472,671        $    120,532,177   $    79,210,728
                                                      ================   ================        ================   ===============
(A) Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
     net investment income........................... $        185,563   $         70,787        $        452,597   $       258,643
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
OTHER INFORMATION:
Share transactions:
  Sold...............................................        3,939,135          1,269,601               4,734,805         1,866,993
  Issued to shareowners in reinvestment
   of distributions..................................          255,726             41,681                 485,679           422,144
  Repurchased........................................       (1,229,194)          (916,526)             (1,334,065)       (1,373,273)
                                                      ----------------   ----------------        ----------------   ---------------
     Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding...        2,965,667            394,756               3,886,419           915,864
                                                      ================   ================        ================   ===============
</TABLE>

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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<PAGE>

 
  CHICAGO TRUST MUNICIPAL BOND FUND         CHICAGO TRUST MONEY MARKET FUND
- ------------------------------------      -----------------------------------
           YEAR ENDED                                 YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 1997    OCTOBER 31, 1996      OCTOBER 31, 1997    OCTOBER 31, 1996
- ----------------    ----------------      ----------------    ---------------- 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

<S>                 <C>                   <C>                 <C> 
$  11,186,162       $  11,679,498         $  226,535,616      $ 206,075,314
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------  

      430,579             421,107             12,701,010         10,298,196
        6,147              30,220                     --                 --

      140,720             (54,373)                    --                 -- 
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------  
 
      577,446             396,954             12,701,010         10,298,196
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------   

     (426,993)           (419,021)           (12,701,010)       (10,298,196)
           --                  --                     --                 --   
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------  

     (426,993)           (419,021)           (12,701,010)       (10,298,196) 
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------  
 
    1,375,126             394,557            569,551,234        494,444,216
 
       21,748              22,047                434,377            331,446
     (354,281)           (887,873)          (557,969,753)      (474,315,360)
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------   
 
    1,042,593            (471,269)            12,015,858         20,460,302
 -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------  

    1,193,046            (493,336)            12,015,858         20,460,302
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------   

$  12,379,208       $  11,186,162         $  238,551,474      $ 226,535,616
=============       =============         ==============      =============   

$      27,456       $      23,870         $           --      $          --
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------  
 
      135,835              39,198            569,551,234        494,444,216
 
        2,159               2,203                434,377            331,446
      (35,025)            (87,989)          (557,969,753)      (474,315,360)
- -------------       -------------         --------------      -------------   

      102,969             (46,588)            12,015,858         20,460,302
=============       =============         ==============      =============   
</TABLE> 

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<PAGE>
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

CT&T FUNDS
Financial Highlights                                                                                 October 31, 1997
=====================================================================================================================


                                                                         Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Retail Class                Institutional Class
                                                          -----------------------------------  ----------------------
                                                             Year       Year       Period        Year       Period
                                                            Ended      Ended        Ended       Ended        Ended
                                                          10/31/97    10/31/96  10/31/95/(a)/  10/31/97 10/31/96/(b)/
                                                          --------    --------  -------------  -------- -------------
<S>                                                       <C>        <C>        <C>           <C>      <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period.................     $  17.08    $  13.16       $ 10.00   $  17.08     $  15.59
 Income from Investment Operations:
  Net investment income (loss).......................        (0.05)         --          0.02         --         0.02
  Net realized and unrealized gain
   on investments....................................         5.79        3.93          3.16       5.81         1.49
                                                          --------    --------       -------   --------     --------
   Total from investment operations..................         5.74        3.93          3.18       5.81         1.51
                                                          --------    --------       -------   --------     --------

 Less Distributions:
  Distributions from and in excess
   of net investment income..........................           --       (0.01)        (0.02)        --        (0.02)
  Distributions from net realized
   gain on investments...............................        (0.14)         --            --      (0.14)          --
                                                          --------    --------       -------   --------     --------
     Total distributions.............................        (0.14)      (0.01)        (0.02)     (0.14)       (0.02)
                                                          --------    --------       -------   --------     --------
Net increase in net asset value......................         5.60        3.92          3.16       5.67         1.49
                                                          --------    --------       -------   --------     --------
Net Asset Value, End of Period.......................     $  22.68    $  17.08       $ 13.16   $  22.75     $  17.08
                                                          ========    ========       =======   ========     ========


Total Return/1/......................................        33.82%      29.91%        31.87%     34.26%        9.67%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's).................     $479,557    $166,243       $40,355   $268,861     $ 52,407
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses
  by Advisor/2/......................................         1.24%       1.32%         1.87%      0.93%        0.98%
 After reimbursement of expenses
  by Advisor/2/......................................         1.23%       1.28%         1.30%      0.93%        0.98%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses
  by Advisor/2/......................................        (0.38)%     (0.10)%       (0.36)%    (0.07)%       0.17%
 After reimbursement of expenses
  by Advisor/2/......................................        (0.37)%     (0.06)%        0.20%     (0.06)%       0.17%
Portfolio Turnover...................................        18.65%      26.36%        34.46%     18.65%       26.36%
Average Commission Rate Paid.........................     $ 0.0592    $ 0.0639           N/R   $ 0.0592     $ 0.0639
</TABLE>

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/1/  Not Annualized.
/2/  Annualized.
(a)  Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Retail Class commenced investment operations
     on November 2, 1994.
(b)  Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund Institutional Class commenced investment
     operations on June 28, 1996.
N/R: Not required.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


                                      38
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CT&T Funds
Financial Highlights                                            October 31, 1997
================================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Year              Year              Year               Period
                                                                 Ended             Ended             Ended                Ended
                                                                10/31/97          10/31/96          10/31/95          10/31/94/(a)/
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -------------
<S>                                                             <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period..........................  $  16.17          $  12.90          $  10.11          $     10.00
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
 Income from Investment Operations:
  Net investment income.......................................      0.08              0.11              0.09                 0.07
  Net realized and unrealized gain on investments.............      3.91              3.34              2.79                 0.10
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
     Total from investment operations.........................      3.99              3.45              2.88                 0.17
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------

 Less Distributions:
  Distributions from and in excess of net investment income...     (0.09)            (0.11)            (0.09)               (0.06)
  Distributions from net realized gain on investments.........     (0.34)            (0.07)               --                   --
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
     Total distributions......................................     (0.43)            (0.18)            (0.09)               (0.06)
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
Net increase in net asset value...............................      3.56              3.27              2.79                 0.11
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
Net Asset Value, End of Period................................  $  19.73          $  16.17          $  12.90          $     10.11
                                                                ========          ========          ========          ===========

Total Return/1/...............................................     25.16%            26.98%            28.66%                1.73%

Ratios/supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)..........................  $274,608          $205,133          $172,296          $    12,282
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...............      1.12%             1.15%             1.50%                2.21%
 After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/................      1.07%/3/          1.00%             1.09%/4/             1.20%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...............      0.36%             0.62%             0.33%               (0.15)%
 After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/................      0.41%             0.77%             0.74%                0.86%
Portfolio Turnover............................................     30.58%            25.48%             9.00%               37.01%
Average Commission Rate Paid..................................  $ 0.0530          $ 0.0571               N/R                  N/R
</TABLE>

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
/1/  Not Annualized.
/2/  Annualized.
/3/  The Advisor's expense reimbursement level, which affects the net expense
     ratio, changed from 1.00% to 1.10% on February 28, 1997.
/4/  The Advisor's expense reimbursement level, which affects the net expense
     ratio, changed from 1.20% to 1.00% on September 21, 1995.
(a)  Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund commenced investment operations on
     December 13, 1993.
N/R: Not required.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      39
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CT&T Funds
Financial Highlights                                            October 31, 1997
================================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Chicago Trust Talon Fund
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Year              Year              Year               Period
                                                                 Ended             Ended             Ended                Ended
                                                                10/31/97          10/31/96          10/31/95          10/31/94/(a)/
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -------------
<S>                                                             <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period..........................  $  14.39          $  12.07          $  10.25          $     10.00
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
 Income from Investment Operations:
  Net investment income.......................................      0.11              0.04              0.09                 0.02
  Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
  and options.................................................      4.38              3.01              1.84                 0.23
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
     Total from investment operations.........................      4.49              3.05              1.93                 0.25
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------

 Less Distributions:
  Distributions from and in excess of net investment income...     (0.09)            (0.03)            (0.11)                  --
  Distributions from net realized gain on investments.........     (1.19)            (0.70)               --                   --
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
     Total distributions......................................     (1.28)            (0.73)            (0.11)                  --
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
Net increase in net asset value...............................      3.21              2.32              1.82                 0.25
                                                                --------          --------          --------          -----------
Net Asset Value, End of Period................................  $  17.60          $  14.39          $  12.07          $     10.25
                                                                ========          ========          ========          ===========

Total Return/1/...............................................     33.47%            26.51%            18.92%                2.50%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)..........................  $ 28,460          $ 17,418          $ 10,538          $     4,355
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...............      1.67%             1.98%             3.04%                7.82%
 After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/................      1.30%             1.30%             1.30%                1.30%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...............      0.34%            (0.38)%           (0.97)%              (4.13)%
 After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/................      0.71%             0.30%             0.77%                2.39%
Portfolio Turnover............................................    112.72%           126.83%           229.43%               33.66%
Average Commission Rate Paid..................................  $ 0.0591          $ 0.0612               N/R                  N/R
</TABLE>

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
/1/  Not Annualized.
/2/  Annualized.
(a)  Chicago Trust Talon Fund commenced investment operations on
     September 19, 1994.
N/R: Not required.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      40
<PAGE>
 
CT&T FUNDS
Financial Highlights                                            October 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Chicago Trust Balanced Fund
                                               ---------------------------------------
                                                 Year        Year          Period
                                                 Ended       Ended          Ended
                                               10/31/97     10/31/96     10/31/95/(a)/
                                               --------     --------     -------------
<S>                                            <C>          <C>          <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period.........  $   9.60     $   8.43        $   8.34
                                               --------     --------        --------
  Income from Investment Operations:
    Net investment income....................      0.28         0.27            0.03
    Net realized and unrealized gain on
     investments.............................      1.60         1.16            0.06
                                               --------     --------        --------
      Total from investment operations.......      1.88         1.43            0.09
                                               --------     --------        --------

  Less Distributions:
    Distributions from and in excess of net
     investment income.......................     (0.28)       (0.26)             --
    Distributions from net realized gain on
     investments.............................     (0.14)          --              --
                                               --------     --------        --------
      Total distributions....................     (0.42)       (0.26)             --
                                               --------     --------        --------
Net increase in net asset value..............      1.46         1.17            0.09
                                               --------     --------        --------
Net Asset Value, End of Period...............  $  11.06     $   9.60        $   8.43
                                               ========     ========        ========
Total return/1/..............................     20.10%       17.21%           1.08%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's).........  $187,993     $156,703        $152,820
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
  Before reimbursement of expenses by
   Advisor/2/................................      1.13%        1.17%           1.19%
  After reimbursement of expenses by
   Advisor/2/................................      1.07%/3/     1.00%           1.00%
Ratios of net investment income to average
 net assets:
  Before reimbursement of expenses by
   Advisor/2/................................      2.70%        2.79%           2.56%
  After reimbursement of expenses by
   Advisor/2/................................      2.76%        2.96%           2.73%
Portfolio Turnover...........................     34.69%       34.29%           0.72%
Average Commission Rate Paid.................  $ 0.0576     $ 0.0596             N/R
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------------------
/1/  Not Annualized.
/2/  Annualized.
/3/  The Advisor's expense reimbursement level, which affects the net
     expense ratio, changed from 1.00% to 1.10% on February 28, 1997.
(a)  Chicago Trust Balanced Fund (formerly the Chicago Trust Asset Allocation
     Fund) commenced investment operations on September 21, 1995.
N/R: Not Required.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                       41
<PAGE>
 
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Financial Highlights                                            October 31, 1997
================================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund
                                                               ----------------------------------------
                                                                Year          Year          Period
                                                                Ended         Ended          Ended
                                                               10/31/97      10/31/96     10/31/95/(a)/
                                                               --------      --------     -------------
<S>                                                            <C>           <C>           <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period........................... $ 14.29       $ 12.12        $ 10.00
                                                                -------       -------        -------
 Income from Investment Operations:
   Net investment income.......................................    0.25          0.27           0.26
   Net realized and unrealized gain on investments.............    2.93          2.17           2.09
                                                                -------       -------        -------
         Total from investment operations......................    3.18          2.44           2.35
                                                                -------       -------        -------

 Less Distributions:
   Distributions from and in excess of net investment income...   (0.25)        (0.27)         (0.23)
   Distributions from net realized gain on investments.........   (1.21)           --             --
                                                                -------       -------        -------
         Total distributions...................................   (1.46)        (0.27)         (0.23)
                                                                -------       -------        -------
Net increase in net asset value................................    1.72          2.17           2.12
                                                                -------       -------        -------
Net Asset Value, End of Period................................. $ 16.01       $ 14.29        $ 12.12
                                                                =======       =======        =======

Total Return/1/................................................   24.26%        20.37%         23.75%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)........................... $82,719       $31,473        $21,908
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
  Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...............    1.33%         1.58%          2.50%
  After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/................    1.25%         1.25%          1.25%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets:
  Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...............    1.70%         1.83%          1.38%
  After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/................    1.78%         2.16%          2.63%
Portfolio Turnover.............................................   28.13%        43.58%         27.33%
Average Commission Rate Paid................................... $0.0591       $0.0644            N/R
- ----------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
  /1/ Not Annualized.
  /2/ Annualized.
  (a) Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund commenced investment operations on
      November 2, 1994.
N/R:  Not required.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      42
<PAGE>
 
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Financial Highlights                                            October 31, 1997
================================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Chicago Trust Bond Fund
                                                            --------------------------------------------------
                                                              Year         Year         Year        Period
                                                              Ended       Ended         Ended       Ended
                                                            10/31/97     10/31/96     10/31/95   10/31/94/(a)/
                                                            --------     --------     --------   -------------
<S>                                                         <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period....................... $   9.89      $  9.94      $  9.21      $ 10.00
                                                            --------      -------      -------      -------
  Income from Investment Operations:
    Net investment income..................................     0.61         0.60         0.60         0.50
    Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.     0.23        (0.05)        0.73        (0.82)
                                                            --------      -------      -------      -------
         Total from investment operations..................     0.84         0.55         1.33        (0.32)
                                                            --------      -------      -------      -------

  Less distributions from and in excess
   of net investment income................................    (0.60)       (0.60)       (0.60)       (0.47)
                                                            --------      -------      -------      -------
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value.................     0.24        (0.05)        0.73        (0.79)
                                                            --------      -------      -------      -------
Net Asset Value, End of Period............................. $  10.13      $  9.89      $  9.94      $  9.21
                                                            ========      =======      =======      =======

Total Return/1/............................................     8.84%        5.76%       14.89%       (3.23)%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)....................... $120,532      $79,211      $70,490      $12,546
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
  Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...........     1.02%        1.10%        1.54%        2.02%
  After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/............     0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets:
  Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...........     6.02%        5.89%        5.78%        4.83%
  After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/............     6.24%        6.19%        6.52%        6.05%
Portfolio Turnover.........................................    17.76%       41.75%       68.24%       20.73%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
 /1/  Not Annualized.
 /2/  Annualized.
 (a)  Chicago Trust Bond Fund commenced investment operations on December 13,
      1993.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

                                      43
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Financial Highlights                                           October 31, 1997
===============================================================================
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund
                                                                      -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Year          Year         Year          Period
                                                                        Ended         Ended        Ended          Ended
                                                                       10/31/97     10/31/96     10/31/95     10/31/94/(a)/
                                                                      ---------     --------     --------     -------------
<S>                                                                    <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period.............................     $   10.06     $  10.08     $   9.56     $       10.00
                                                                      ---------     --------     --------     -------------
 Income from Investment Operations:
  Net investment income..........................................          0.38         0.38         0.35              0.27
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.........          0.12        (0.02)        0.52             (0.46)
                                                                      ---------     --------     --------     -------------
     Total from investment operations............................          0.50         0.36         0.87             (0.19)
                                                                      ---------     --------     --------     -------------

  Less distributions from and in excess
    of net investment income.....................................         (0.37)       (0.38)       (0.35)            (0.25)
                                                                      ---------     --------     --------     -------------
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value.......................          0.13        (0.02)        0.52             (0.44)
                                                                      ---------     --------     --------     -------------
Net Asset Value, End of Period...................................     $   10.19     $  10.06     $  10.08     $        9.56
                                                                      =========     ========     ========     =============
Total Return/1/..................................................          5.13%        3.59%        9.29%            (1.92)%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's).............................     $  12,379     $ 11,186     $ 11,679     $      10,462
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/..................          1.64%        1.53%        2.16%             2.09%
 After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...................          0.90%        0.90%        0.90%             0.90%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/..................          3.00%        3.11%        2.37%             1.90%
 After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/...................          3.74%        3.74%        3.63%             3.09%
Portfolio Turnover...............................................         16.19%       27.47%       42.81%            14.85%
</TABLE>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
 /1/  Not Annualized.
 /2/  Annualized.
 (a)  Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund commenced investment operations
      on December 13, 1993.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights                                           October 31, 1997
===============================================================================

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Chicago Trust Money Market Fund
                                                                 --------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Year         Year        Year        Period
                                                                  Ended        Ended       Ended         Ended
                                                                 10/31/97    10/31/96     10/31/95    10/31/94/(a)/
                                                                 --------    --------     --------    -------------
<S>                                                              <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period........................     $   1.00    $   1.00     $   1.00    $        1.00
                                                                 --------    --------     --------    -------------
 Income from Investment Operations:
  Net investment income.....................................         0.05        0.05         0.05             0.03
                                                                 --------    --------     --------    -------------
 Less Distributions from net investment income..............        (0.05)      (0.05)       (0.05)           (0.03)
                                                                 --------    --------     --------    -------------
Net Asset Value, End of Period..............................     $   1.00    $   1.00     $   1.00    $        1.00
                                                                 ========    ========     ========    =============

Total Return/1/.............................................         5.15%       5.14%        5.56%            3.20%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)........................     $238,551    $226,536     $206,075    $     122,929
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/.............         0.56%       0.59%        0.63%            0.64%
 After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/..............         0.50%       0.50%        0.43%/3/         0.40%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets:
 Before reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/.............         5.00%       4.93%        5.24%            3.49%
 After reimbursement of expenses by Advisor/2/..............         5.06%       5.02%        5.44%            3.73%
</TABLE>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /1/  Not Annualized.
 /2/  Annualized.
 /3/  The Advisor's expenses reimbursement level, which affects the net expenses
      ratio, changed from 0.40% to 0.50% on July 12, 1995.
 (a)  Chicago Trust Money Market Fund commenced investment operations on 
      December 14, 1993.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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CT&T Funds
Notes to Financial Statements                                   October 31, 1997
================================================================================

Note (A) Significant Accounting Policies: CT&T Funds (the "Company") operates as
a series company currently issuing eight series of shares of beneficial
interest: Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund (the "Growth Fund"), Chicago Trust
Growth & Income Fund (the "Growth & Income Fund"), Chicago Trust Talon Fund (the
"Talon Fund"), Chicago Trust Balanced Fund (formerly Chicago Trust Asset
Allocation Fund) (the "CT Balanced Fund"), Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund (the
"M&C Balanced Fund"), Chicago Trust Bond Fund (the "Bond Fund"), Chicago Trust
Municipal Bond Fund (the "Municipal Bond Fund"), and Chicago Trust Money Market
Fund (the "Money Market Fund") (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds").
The Company constitutes an open-end management investment company which is
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the "Act"). The
Company was organized as a Delaware business trust on September 10, 1993.

The Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation consistent with investments
primarily in a combination of equity, convertible, fixed income, and short-term
securities. Capital appreciation is emphasized, and generation of income is
secondary. Montag & Caldwell, Inc. is the Investment Advisor for the Fund, which
commenced investment operations on November 2, 1994. Effective June 28, 1996,
the Fund offered two classes of shares: Class I (Institutional) shares and Class
N (Retail) shares.

The Growth & Income Fund seeks long-term total return through a combination of
capital appreciation and current income. In seeking to achieve its investment
objective, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks,
securities convertible into common stocks, and fixed income securities. The
Chicago Trust Company ("Chicago Trust") is the Investment Advisor for the Fund,
which commenced investment operations on December 13, 1993.

The Talon Fund seeks long-term total return through capital appreciation. The
Fund invests primarily in stocks of companies with capitalization levels
believed by Talon Asset Management, Inc. ("Talon") to have prospects for capital
appreciation. The Fund, which commenced investment operations on September 19,
1994, may also invest in preferred stock and debt securities, including those
which may be convertible into common stock. Chicago Trust is the Investment
Advisor for the Fund with Talon as Sub-Investment Advisor.

The CT Balanced Fund seeks growth of capital with current income through asset
allocation. The Fund seeks to achieve this objective by holding a varying
combination of generally two or more of the following investment categories:
common stocks (both dividend and non-dividend paying); preferred stocks;
convertible preferred stocks; fixed income securities, including bonds and bonds
convertible into common stocks; and short-term interest-bearing obligations.
Chicago Trust is the Investment Advisor for the Fund, which commenced investment
operations on September 21, 1995 .

The M&C Balanced Fund seeks long-term total return through investment primarily
in a combination of equity, fixed income, and short-term securities. The
allocation between asset classes may vary over time in accordance with the
expected rates of return of each asset class; however, primary emphasis is
placed upon selection of particular investments as opposed to allocation of
assets. Montag & Caldwell, Inc. is the Investment Advisor for the Fund, which
commenced investment operations on November 2, 1994.

The Bond Fund seeks high current income consistent with what Chicago Trust
believes to be prudent risk of capital. The Fund primarily invests in a broad
range of bonds and other fixed income securities (bonds and debentures) with an
average weighted portfolio maturity between three and ten years. Chicago Trust
is the Investment Advisor for the Fund, which commenced investment operations on
December 13, 1993.

The Municipal Bond Fund seeks a high level of current interest income exempt
from Federal income taxes consistent with the conservation of capital. The Fund
seeks to achieve its objective by investing substantially all of its assets in a
diversified portfolio of primarily intermediate-term municipal debt obligations.
Chicago Trust is the Investment Advisor for the Fund, which commenced investment
operations on December 13, 1993.

The Money Market Fund seeks to provide as high a level of current interest
income as is consistent with maintaining liquidity and stability of principal.
The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in short-term, high
quality, U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments. Chicago Trust is the
Investment Advisor for the Fund, which commenced investment operations on
December 14, 1993.

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CT&T Funds
Notes to Financial Statements - continued                       October 31, 1997
================================================================================
 
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently
followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These
policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

 (1) Security Valuation: For the Growth Fund, the Growth & Income Fund, the
 Talon Fund, the CT Balanced Fund and the M&C Balanced Fund, equity securities
 and index options traded on a national exchange and over-the-counter securities
 listed in the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last reported
 sales price at the close of the respective exchange. Securities for which there
 have been no sales on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the last
 reported bid and asked prices on their principal exchange. Over-the-counter
 securities not listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the
 mean of the current bid and asked prices. For the CT Balanced Fund, the M&C
 Balanced Fund, the Bond Fund, and the Municipal Bond Fund, fixed income
 securities, except short-term, are valued on the basis of prices provided by a
 pricing service when such prices are believed by the Advisor to reflect the
 fair market value of such securities. When fair market value quotations are not
 readily available, securities and other assets are valued at fair value as
 determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. For all Funds, short-term
 investments, that is, those with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, are
 valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. For the Money Market
 Fund, all securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market
 value. Under the amortized cost method, discounts and premiums are accreted and
 amortized ratably to maturity and are included in interest income.

 (2) Repurchase Agreements: Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with
 financial institutions deemed to be credit worthy by the Fund's Advisor,
 subject to the seller's agreement to repurchase and the Fund's agreement to
 resell such securities at a mutually agreed upon price. Securities purchased
 subject to repurchase agreements are deposited with the Fund's custodian and,
 pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, must have an aggregate
 market value greater than or equal to the repurchase price plus accrued
 interest at all times. If the value of the underlying securities falls below
 the value of the repurchase price plus accrued interest, the Fund will require
 the seller to deposit additional collateral by the next business day. If the
 request for additional collateral is not met, or the seller defaults on its
 repurchase obligation, the Fund has the right to sell the underlying securities
 at market value and may claim any resulting loss against the seller.

 (3) Derivative Financial Instruments: A derivative financial instrument in very
 general terms refers to a security whose value is "derived" from the value of
 an underlying asset, reference rate or index. A Fund has a variety of reasons
 to use derivative instruments, such as to attempt to protect the Fund against
 possible changes in the market value of its portfolio and to manage the
 portfolio's effective yield, maturity and duration. All of a Fund's portfolio
 holdings, including derivative instruments, are marked to market each day with
 the change in value reflected in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on
 investments. Upon disposition, a realized gain or loss is recognized
 accordingly, except for exercised option contracts where the recognition of
 gain or loss is postponed until the disposal of the security underlying the
 option contract.

 An option contract gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation to buy
 (call) or sell (put) an underlying item at a fixed exercise price during a
 specified period. These contracts are used by a Fund to manage the portfolio's
 effective maturity and duration.

 Transactions in purchased options for the Talon Fund for the year ended October
 31, 1997 were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Contracts     Premium
                                                                      ---------    --------- 
<S>                                                                   <C>          <C>

 Outstanding at October 31, 1996....................................          0    $       0
 Options purchased (Net)............................................        215     (305,450)
 Options exercised or terminated in closing transactions (Net)......        (65)      61,450
 Options expired (Net)..............................................       (100)     123,875
                                                                           ----    ---------
 Outstanding at October 31, 1997....................................         50    $(120,125)
                                                                           ====    =========
</TABLE>

 (4) Mortgage Backed Securities: The CT Balanced Fund, the M&C Balanced Fund and
 the Bond Fund may invest in Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), representing
 interests in pools of mortgage loans. These securities provide shareholders
 with payments consisting of both principal and interest as the mortgages in the
 underlying mortgage pools are paid. Most of the securities are guaranteed by
 federally sponsored agencies - Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA),
 Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage
 Corporation (FHLMC). However, some securities may be issued by private,

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CT&T Funds
Notes to Financial Statements-continued                         October 31, 1997
================================================================================

non-government corporations. MBS issued by private agencies are not government
securities and are not directly guaranteed by any government agency. They are
secured by the underlying collateral of the private issuer. Yields on privately
issued MBS tend to be higher than those of government backed issues. However,
risk of loss due to default and sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations are
also higher.

The CT Balanced Fund, the M&C Balanced Fund and the Bond Fund may also invest in
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) and Real Estate Mortgage Investment
Conduits (REMICs). A CMO is a bond which is collateralized by a pool of MBS, and
a REMIC is similar in form to a CMO. These MBS pools are divided into classes or
tranches with each class having its own characteristics. The different classes
are retired in sequence as the underlying mortgages are repaid. A Planned
Amortization Class (PAC) is a specific class of mortgages which over its life
will generally have the most stable cash flows and the lowest prepayment risk.
Prepayment may shorten the stated maturity of the CMO and can result in a loss
of premium, if any has been paid.

The CT Balanced Fund and the Bond Fund may utilize Interest Only (IO) securities
to increase the diversification of the portfolio and manage risk. An Interest
Only security is a class of MBS representing ownership in the cash flows of the
interest payments made from a specified pool of MBS. The cash flow on this
instrument decreases as the mortgage principal balance is repaid by the
borrower.

(5) Investment Income And Securities Transactions: Dividend income is recorded
on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Securities
transactions are accounted for on the date securities are purchased or sold. The
cost of securities sold is determined using the first-in-first-out method.

(6) Federal Income Taxes: The Funds have elected to be treated a "regulated
investment companies" under Sub-chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to
distribute substantially all of their respective net taxable income.
Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes have been made in the
accompanying financial statements. The Funds intend to utilize provisions of the
federal income tax laws which allow them to carry a realized capital loss
forward for eight years following the year of the loss and offset such losses
against any future realized capital gains. At October 31, 1997, the losses
amounted to $91,110 for the Municipal Bond Fund and $25,289 for the Bond Fund,
which will expire October 31, 2003 and October 31, 2005, respectively.

Net realized gains or losses may differ for financial and tax reporting purposes
for the Talon Fund, the M&C Balanced Fund and the Growth Fund primarily as a
result of losses from wash sales which are not recognized for tax purposes until
the corresponding shares are sold and as a result of gains or losses recognized
for tax purposes on the mark-to-market of open options transactions at October
31, 1997.

(7) Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions to shareowners are
recorded on the ex-dividend date.

(8) Organization Costs: The Funds have reimbursed the Advisors for certain costs
incurred in connection with the Funds' and the Company's organization. The costs
are being amortized on a straight-line basis over five years commencing on
December 13, 1993 for the Growth & Income Fund, Bond Fund and the Municipal Bond
Fund; December 14, 1993 for the Money Market Fund; September 19, 1994 for the
Talon Fund; November 2, 1994 for the Growth Fund and the M&C Balanced Fund; and
September 21, 1995 for the CT Balanced Fund.

(9) Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Note (B) Dividends from Net Investment Income and Distributions of Capital
Gains: With respect to the Growth Fund, the Growth & Income Fund, the Talon
Fund, the CT Balanced Fund and the M&C Balanced Fund, dividends from net
investment income are distributed quarterly and net realized gains from
investment transactions, if any, are distributed to shareowners annually. The
Bond Fund and the Municipal Bond Fund distribute their respective net investment
income to shareowners monthly and capital gains, if any, are distributed
annually. The Money Market Fund declares dividends daily from its net investment
income. The Money Market 

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CT&T Funds
Notes to Financial Statements-continued                         October 31, 1997
================================================================================
 
Fund's dividends are payable monthly and are automatically reinvested in
additional Fund shares, at the month-end net asset value, for those shareowners
that have elected the reinvestment option. Differences in dividends per share
between classes of the Growth Fund are due to different class expenses. For the
year ended October 31, 1997, 100.00% of the income distributions made by the
Municipal Bond Fund were exempt from federal income taxes. Additionally during
the period, the Growth Fund, the Growth & Income Fund, the Talon Fund, the CT
Balanced Fund, the M&C Balanced Fund and the Bond Fund paid 28% rate gain
distributions of $1,879,416, $1,444,866, $973,259, $205, $2,336,074 and $16,748,
respectively. In January 1998, the Funds will provide tax information to
shareowners for the 1997 calendar year.

Net investment income and realized gains and losses for federal income tax
purposes may differ from that reported on the financial statements because of
permanent book and tax basis differences. Permanent book and tax differences of
$21,494, $11,440 and $551 were reclassified at October 31, 1997 from accumulated
net realized gain on investments to undistributed net investment income in the
CT Balanced Fund, the Bond Fund and the M&C Balanced Fund, respectively, due to
losses on paydown adjustments from mortgage backed securities. In addition,
permanent book and tax basis differences in the Bond Fund relating to the sale
of interest only securities totaling $5,211 were reclassified from accumulated
net realized gain to undistributed net investment income.

The Growth Fund had a net operating loss for tax purposes, net of short-term
capital gains, of $187,503 for the year ended October 31, 1997. In addition, the
Growth Fund made required distributions of class specific allocations of net
investment income of $26,630 to the institutional class shareowners. These
amounts, along with the distribution in excess as of October 31, 1996 of
$73,703, were reclassified from undistributed net investment income to capital
paid-in as permanent differences at October 31, 1997.

Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term
capital gains, which are included as ordinary income for tax purposes.

All of the income dividends paid by each fund were ordinary income for federal
income tax purposes. The percentage of income dividends that were qualifying
dividends for the corporate dividends received deduction were 21%, 70%, 8% and
17%, for the CT Balanced Fund, the Growth & Income Fund, the Talon Fund and the
M&C Balanced Fund, respectively.

Note (C) Shares of Beneficial Interest: Each Fund is authorized to issue an
unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with no par value. At October
31, 1997, Chicago Trust owned 2,500, 2,500 and 1,002,500 shares of the Growth &
Income Fund, the Bond Fund and the Municipal Bond Fund, respectively.

Note (D) Investment Transactions: Aggregate purchases and proceeds from sales of
investment securities (other than short-term investments) for the year ended
October 31, 1997 were:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                 Aggregate         Proceeds from
                                 Purchases             Sales
                                 ---------         -------------
<S>                             <C>                 <C>
Growth Fund                     $483,482,033         $84,626,624
Growth & Income Fund              84,712,809          69,309,780
Talon Fund                        24,428,453          20,975,822
Ct Balanced Fund                  61,644,515          55,976,823
M&C Balanced Fund                 61,424,202          14,486,433
Bond Fund                         60,725,202          16,480,883
Municipal Bond Fund                2,979,200           1,817,090
</TABLE>

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CT&T Funds
Notes to Financial Statements-continued                         October 31, 1997
================================================================================

Note (E) Advisory, Administration and Distribution Services Agreements: Under
various Advisory Agreements with the Funds, each Advisor provides investment
advisory services to the Funds. The Funds will pay advisory fees at the
following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of each Fund:
0.80% for the Growth Fund, 0.70% for the Growth & Income Fund, 0.80% for the
Talon Fund, 0.70% for the CT Balanced Fund, 0.75% for the M&C Balanced Fund,
0.55% for the Bond Fund, 0.60% for the Municipal Bond Fund and 0.40% for the
Money Market Fund. These fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Advisors
have voluntarily undertaken to reimburse the Growth Fund (Institutional Class
and Retail Class), the Growth & Income Fund, the Talon Fund, the CT Balanced
Fund, the M&C Balanced Fund, the Bond Fund, the Municipal Bond Fund, and the
Money Market Fund for operating expenses which cause total expenses to exceed
0.98%, 1.30%, 1.10%, 1.30%, 1.10%, 1.25%, 0.80%, 0.90% and 0.50%, respectively.
Such expense reimbursements may be terminated at the discretion of the Advisors.
For the year ended October 31, 1997, the Advisors reimbursed expenses of $0 and
$41,428 for the Growth Fund (Institutional Class and Retail Class), $129,857 for
the Growth & Income Fund, $85,596 for the Talon Fund, $102,203 for the CT
Balanced Fund, $44,973 for the M&C Balanced Fund, $221,539 for the Bond Fund,
$85,359 for the Municipal Bond Fund and $142,332 for the Money Market Fund.

Effective June 1, 1997, First Data Investor Services Group, Inc. ("Investor
Services Group") replaced FPS Services, Inc. as sub-administrator of the Funds.
Chicago Trust is the Funds' Administrator. For services provided as the Funds'
Administrator, Chicago Trust receives the following fees, which are paid in
total to Investor Services Group.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    Administration Fees                                                       Custody Liaison Fees
                    -------------------                                                       --------------------
Fee (% of Funds' aggregate         Average Daily Net Assets                        Annual Fee          Average Daily Net Assets
- ---------------------------        ------------------------                        ----------          ------------------------
     daily net assets)                                                             (Per Fund)                 (per Fund)
     -----------------                                                             ----------                 ----------
<S>                                <C>                                            <C>                   <C>
           0.060                        up to $2 billion                            $10,000                up to $100 million
           0.045                   $2 billion to $3.5 billion                       $15,000           $100 million to $500 million
           0.040                       over $3.5 billion                            $20,000                over $500 million
</TABLE>

Effective June 1, 1997, First Data Distributors, Inc. replaced FPS Broker
Services, Inc. as principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds' shares.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Act, the Growth Fund Retail Class, the Growth & Income Fund, the Talon Fund,
the CT Balanced Fund, the M&C Balanced Fund, the Bond Fund, and the Municipal
Bond Fund have adopted a Plan of Distribution (the "Plan"). The Plan permits the
participating Funds to pay certain expenses associated with the distribution of
their shares. Under the Plan, each Fund may pay actual expenses not exceeding,
on an annual basis, 0.25% of each participating Fund's average daily net assets.
The Growth Fund Institutional Class and the Money Market Fund do not have a
distribution plan.

For the year ended October 31, 1997, the class specific expenses of the Growth
Fund were:
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                                       Class N (Retail)      Class I (Institutional)
<S>                                    <C>                   <C>
Transfer agent fees.....................     $ 158,588               $ 8,978
Registration expenses...................       151,157                58,524
Legal fees..............................        21,778                 8,983
Report to shareowner expense............        19,597                14,159
</TABLE>

Certain officers and trustees of the Funds are also officers and directors of
Chicago Trust. The Funds do not compensate its officers or affiliated trustees.
Effective January 1, 1997, the Company pays each unaffiliated trustee $1,500 per
Board of Trustees meeting attended and an annual retainer of $1,500.

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Independent Auditors' Report


The Board of Trustees and Shareowners of CT&T Funds:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including
the schedules of investments, of CT&T Funds (comprising, respectively, Montag & 
Caldwell Growth Fund, Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund, Chicago Trust Talon 
Fund, Chicago Trust Balanced Fund, Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund, Chicago 
Trust Bond Fund, Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund, and Chicago Trust Money 
Market Fund) as of October 31, 1997, and the related statements of operations 
for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the
periods presented in the two-year period then ended, and the financial 
highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and 
financial highlights are the responsibility of CT&T Funds' management. Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and 
financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
October 31, 1997, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to 
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each 
of the respective Funds constituting the CT&T Funds as of October 31, 1997, the 
results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net 
assets for each of the periods presented in the two-year period then ended, and 
the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with 
generally accepted accounting principles.

                                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Chicago, Illinois
December 16, 1997
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CT&T Funds
Trustees & Officers
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                TRUSTEES                                OFFICERS
       Leonard F. Amari, Trustee*                  Kenneth C. Anderson
                                                        President

       Stuart D. Bilton, Chairman                     David F. Seng
                                                  Senior Vice President

      Dorothea C. Gilliam, Trustee                Gerald F. Dillenburg
                                         Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

       Gregory T. Mutz, Trustee*                  Thomas J. Adams, III
                                                     Vice President

        Nathan Shapiro, Trustee*                        CUSTODIAN
                                                       Bankers Trust
                                                   One Bankers Trust Place
                                                  New York, New York 10001
                ADVISORS
       The Chicago Trust Company                      LEGAL COUNSEL
         171 North Clark Street                Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
      Chicago, Illinois 60601-3294                   8000 Sears Tower
                                                 Chicago, Illinois 60606
        Montag & Caldwell, Inc.
     1100 Atlanta Financial Center                     AUDITOR
        3343 Peachtree Road, NE                   KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
         Atlanta, GA 30326-1450                   303 East Wacker Drive
                                                 Chicago, Illinois 60601
          SHAREOWNER SERVICES
First Data Investor Services Group, Inc.
          4400 Computer Drive
         Westborough, MA 01581

              DISTRIBUTOR
     First Data Distributors, Inc.
          4400 Computer Drive
         Westborough, MA 01581





         *Unaffiliated Trustees
<PAGE>
 
                 Distributed by First Data Distributors, Inc.
                              4400 Computer Drive
                       Westborough, Massachusetts 01581

This report is submitted for general information of the shareowners of the
Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the
Funds unless preceded or accompanied by an effective Prospectus which includes
details regarding the Fund's objectives, policies, expenses and other
information.


                            Semi-Annual Period Ended
                                 April 30, 1998

                        SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREOWNERS
<PAGE>


                                    APRIL 30, 1998


                                        SEMI-
                                        ANNUAL
                                        REPORT


                            MONTAG & CALDWELL GROWTH FUND
                          CHICAGO TRUST GROWTH & INCOME FUND
                               CHICAGO TRUST TALON FUND
                             CHICAGO TRUST BALANCED FUND
                           MONTAG & CALDWELL BALANCED FUND
                               CHICAGO TRUST BOND FUND
                          CHICAGO TRUST MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                           CHICAGO TRUST MONEY MARKET FUND


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                                 MANAGING YOUR MONEY
                            THROUGH PRINCIPLES THAT ENDURE

     CORPORATE PROFITS? MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS? POLITICS? ATTRACTIVE
VALUATIONS? THERE ARE NUMEROUS GOOD REASONS FOR CHOOSING VARIOUS INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES - AND AT ALLEGHANY FUNDS, OUR PORTFOLIO MANAGERS FOLLOW BOTH THE
FUNDS' STATED OBJECTIVES AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL CULTIVATED PREFERENCES. YET AS A
GROUP, WE BELIEVE OUR MANAGERS ARE OF LIKE MINDS WHEN IT COMES TO FOLLOWING
TIME-HONORED INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES. SIMPLY PUT, THEY MAKE THEIR SELECTIONS BASED
ON SUBSTANCE, NOT FADS.
     TO ILLUSTRATE THIS, WE RECENTLY POLLED OUR PORTFOLIO MANAGERS TO FIND OUT
WHAT THEY WILL LOOK FOR (IN ADDITION TO THE CUSTOMARY QUALITATIVE AND
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS) FOR THEIR PORTFOLIO SELECTIONS DURING THE SECOND HALF OF
1998. AS WE EXPECTED, THEY WERE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT THAT THE FOLLOWING FIVE
TRAITS ARE MOST IMPORTANT:

1.   PRICE (NOT TO MENTION PRICE, PRICE, PRICE AND PRICE) REMAINS A KEY FACTOR.

2.   EXPECTED RETURNS ARE CRUCIAL SHOULD INTEREST RATES CHANGE.

3.   GOOD DIVERSIFICATION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER IN AN INCREASINGLY
     VOLATILE MARKET.

4.   THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENT EARNINGS GROWTH SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED.

5.   IT'S WISE TO INCLUDE SECURITIES THAT REDUCE THE VOLATILITY OF THE PORTFOLIO
     ITSELF.


          TABLE OF CONTENTS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1   Letter from the Chairman
      2   Summary Information
          Schedule of Investments:
      4        Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund
      5        Chicago Trust Growth & Income Fund
      6        Chicago Trust Talon Fund
      7        Chicago Trust Balanced Fund
     11        Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund
     14        Chicago Trust Bond Fund
     17        Chicago Trust Municipal Bond Fund
     20        Chicago Trust Money Market Fund
     22   Statement of Assets and Liabilities
     24   Statement of Operations
     26   Statement of Changes in Net Assets
     30   Financial Highlights
     39   Notes to Financial Statements


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                            GUIDE TO SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS


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special features and convenient options. To receive more information about any
of these benefits, simply call an Investor Services Representative Monday -
Friday, 9 am - 7 pm E.S.T.


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                             COMPOUND YOUR EARNINGS WITH
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capital gain distributions, are reinvested at no charge.


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Transfers between our funds are free of charge, and it only takes a telephone
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for IRAs). And subsequent investments can be as low as $50.

                        FREE CHECK WRITING SERVICES AVAILABLE

     If you are an investor of the Chicago Trust Money Market Fund, you can take
advantage of free check writing privileges. The minimum amount for each check is
$500.

                             CONVENIENT INVESTOR WEBSITE:
                         www.alleghanyfunds.chicago-trust.com

     Now you can access account balances, obtain fund information and make
transactions online - 24 hours a day, in complete security. And we're among the
just 10% of mutual fund companies who provide these capabilities.



                             FUND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
                             IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY

                                    1-800-992-8151


(1) Periodic investment plans involve continuous investments in securities
regardless of price. You should consider your financial ability to continue to
purchase shares during periods of high and low prices.


<PAGE>

Dear Shareowner,

Our portfolio managers' perspectives on securities markets are not always
uniform.  However, there is one constant -- they stick to their investment
disciplines. While it is difficult to sustain consistent long-term investment
performance, it may only occur if we continue to do those things that have
brought us success over the life of our funds.

We view these semi-annual reports as an opportunity to provide you with our
report card. I am therefore pleased to inform you that your funds are growing.
On May Day (May 1, 1998), one day after the end of our semi-annual reporting
period, our assets under management topped $2.5 billion! Not bad for a group
that had less than $700 million under management on December 31, 1995. We are
not foolish enough to ignore the fact that a lot of this growth has come from a
raging bull market in equities, but a significant amount has come from new
shareowners entrusting us with their assets. We welcome new shareowners to our
fund family, and we will do all that we can to help all of you reach your
financial goals.

Our investment performance continues to be strong, with most of our funds
showing very good results for the three years ended April 30, 1998. As managers,
we like to take stock of our record on a rolling three-year basis. We believe
that one year is too short a period to reach any valid conclusion about
investment capability, but after three years, some reasonable judgments can be
made.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           M&C         CT GROWTH                         M&C                         CT MONEY
                                          GROWTH        & INCOME       CT TALON        BALANCED       CT BOND         MARKET
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>                 <C>            <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>
      Total Return For 3 Years
                Ended 4/30/98*             151.76%        127.38%        98.03%         93.94%         28.18%         16.60%

            Rank Among Similar         19 out of 536  33 out of 430  69 out of 160   6 out of 248  45 out of 159  45 out of 251
            Funds (Lipper) For         Growth Funds      Growth &       Mid Cap        Balanced     Interm. Inv.   Money Market
        3 Years Ended 4/30/98*                         Income Funds      Funds           Funds      Grade Bond         Funds
                                                                                                        Funds

       Total Return For 1 Year
                 Ended 4/30/98            43.88%          39.86%          25.89%         30.54%         10.35%          5.29%

            Rank Among Similar        224 out of 860  164 out of 647  269 out of 275  47 out of 360  67 out of 210   55 out of 305
            Funds (Lipper) For         Growth Funds      Growth &        Mid Cap        Balanced      Interm. Inv.    Money Market
         1 Year Ended 4/30/98*                         Income Funds       Funds           Funds        Grade Bond         Funds
                                                                                                         Funds

          Average Annual Total
      Return Since (Inception)            33.88%          23.90%          23.32%         23.65%          6.57%          4.96%
                 as of 4/30/98           (11/2/94)      (12/13/93)      (9/19/94)      (11/2/94)      (12/13/93)      (12/14/93)
</TABLE>

We are proud of this record and hope you too are pleased with your investments.
Thank you for your confidence in the Alleghany Funds. Please visit our website
at www.alleghanyfunds.chicago-trust.com

Sincerely,


Stuart D. Bilton
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of
future performance.
* Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. (Lipper) is the source of the rankings, which
are based on total return fund performance for the one year ended April 30,
1998, and three years ended April 30, 1998, for funds of similar investment
objectives. The Lipper rankings listed include all classes of multiple-class
funds. Certain expenses for all of the ranked Alleghany Funds were subsidized
(by the Chicago Trust Company and Montag & Caldwell, Inc.) during the ranking
period for the one year ended April 30, 1998, and three years ended April 30,
1998.

The Alleghany Funds are no-load mutual funds distributed by First Data
Distributors, Inc., Westborough, MA 01581. This is not an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any of the Funds described. Investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an Investor's
shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. This
information must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.


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ALLEGHANY FUNDS -- SUMMARY INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 1998 (UNAUDITED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       MONTAG & CALDWELL GROWTH FUND
                     CLASS N (RETAIL)    CLASS I (INSTITUTIONAL)             CHICAGO TRUST GROWTH & INCOME FUND
<S>                 <C>                                                 <C>
                    ---------------------------------------------       --------------------------------------------
Total Returns:
6 Months                  20.79%                20.99%                                  22.76%
1 Year                    43.88%                44.36%                                  39.86%
                                                                                                
Three Year                                                                                      
Average Annual              N/A                   N/A                                   31.50%
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Average Annual                                                                                     
Since Inception           33.88%                37.03%                                  23.90%
                                                                                                 
Value of $10,000          $27,690               $17,814                                 $25,536
from Inception                                                                                    
Date                      11/2/94               6/28/96                                12/13/93
                    ---------------------------------------------      --------------------------------------------

TOP TEN HOLDINGS    as of April 30, 1998
                    ---------------------------------------------      --------------------------------------------
  Company and       Eli Lilly & Co.                         4.70%      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.              4.02%
% of Total Net      Coca-Cola Co.                           4.65%      EMC Corp.                              3.64%
    Assets          Gillette Co.                            4.53%      General Electric Co.                   3.62%
                    Procter & Gamble Co.                    4.52%      Sysco Corp.                            3.55%
                    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                4.51%      Pfizer, Inc.                           3.52%
                    Johnson & Johnson                       4.45%      Tellabs, Inc.                          3.38%
                    Schlumberger, Ltd.                      4.20%      Health Management Associates, Inc.     3.28%
                    McDonald's Corp.                        4.09%      AlliedSignal, Inc.                     3.26%
                    Walt Disney Co.                         4.06%      Paychex, Inc.                          3.16%
                    Boston Scientific Corp.                 3.72%      American International Group, Inc.     3.12%
                    ---------------------------------------------      --------------------------------------------
                             CHICAGO TRUST TALON FUND                           CHICAGO TRUST BALANCED FUND
                    ---------------------------------------------      --------------------------------------------
Total Returns:
6 Months                             3.58%                                               14.99%
1 Year                              25.89%                                               28.63%
Three Year                 
Average Annual                      25.58%                                                N/A
                          
                          
Average Annual            
Since Inception                     23.32%                                               20.78%
                          
Value of $10,000                   $21,320                                              $16,362
from Inception
Date                               9/19/94                                              9/21/95
                    ---------------------------------------------      ---------------------------------------------
TOP TEN HOLDINGS    as of April 30, 1998
                    ---------------------------------------------      ---------------------------------------------
  Company and       Cerner Corp.                            6.04%      Paychex, Inc.                           2.27%
% of Total Net      Columbia HCA Healthcare Corp.           5.92%      General Electric Co.                    2.18%
    Assets          Mylan Laboratories, Inc.                5.31%      American International Group, Inc.      2.14%
                    U.S. Treasury Bill, 4.680%, 05/14/98    4.89%      Tellabs, Inc.                           2.14%
                    Vitalink Pharmacy Services, Inc.        4.74%      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.               2.13%
                    R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.               4.60%      Pfizer, Inc.                            2.12%
                    Capital Trust, Class A                  4.59%      Microsoft Corp.                         2.10%
                    Starbucks Corp.                         4.40%      Health Management Associates, Inc.,          
                    Danielson Holdings Corp.                4.05%          Class A                             2.05%
                    St. Paul Bancorp, Inc.                  3.93%      Cisco Systems, Inc.                     2.04%
                                                                       Norwest Corp.                           2.03%
                    ---------------------------------------------      ---------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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ALLEGHANY FUNDS -- SUMMARY INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 1998 (UNAUDITED)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        MONTAG & CALDWELL BALANCED FUND                        CHICAGO TRUST BOND FUND
                    -------------------------------------------        ---------------------------------------------
<S>                 <C>                                                <C>
Total Returns:                                                       
6 Months                           13.34%                                              3.23%
1 Year                             30.54%                                             10.35%
                                                                     
Three Year                                                           
Average Annual                     24.71%                                              8.63%
                                                                     
                                                                     
Average Annual                                                       
Since Inception                    23.65%                                              6.57%
                                                                    
Value of $10,000                  $20,979                                             $13,211
from Inception                                                       
Date                              11/2/94                                             12/13/93
                    ---------------------------------------------      -----------------------------------------------
                                                                           
TOP TEN HOLDINGS    as of April 30, 1998                                   
                    ---------------------------------------------      -----------------------------------------------
  Company and       Eli Lilly & Co.                         2.99%      U.S. Treasury Note, 6.370%, 08/15/02    3.26%
% of Total Net      Gillette Co.                            2.85%      Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 7.000%,     
    Assets          Coca-Cola Co.                           2.82%           04/27/08                           2.59%
                    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                2.77%      U.S. Treasury Note, 7.250%, 05/15/04    2.28%
                    Walt Disney Co.                         2.76%      U.S. Treasury Note, 6.250%, 10/31/01    2.16%
                    Procter & Gamble Co.                    2.74%      Metropolitan Life                      
                    Johnson & Johnson                       2.71%           Insurance Co.  6.300%, 11/01/03    2.11%
                    McDonald's Corp.                        2.66%      Countrywide Home                       
                    U.S. Treasury Note, 6.500%, 10/15/06    2.63%           Loans, CMO  6.750%, 04/25/28       2.06%
                    U.S. Treasury Note, 6.250%, 02/15/07    2.59%      U.S. Treasury Bond, 7.125%, 02/15/23    2.01%
                                                                       Chilgener S.A. Yankee                  
                                                                            (Chile), 6.500%, 01/15/06          2.00%
                                                                       U.S. Treasury Note, 7.875%, 08/15/01    1.88%
                                                                       HSBC America Capital II, 8.380%,       
                                                                            05/15/27                           1.85%
                    ---------------------------------------------      ------------------------------------------------

                                               CHICAGO TRUST MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Total Returns:
                    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 Months                                                      1.70%
1 Year                                                        5.98%

Three Year
Average Annual                                                5.12%


Average Annual
Since Inception                                               4.00%

Value of $10,000                                             $11,871
from Inception
Date                                                        12/13/93
                    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOP TEN HOLDINGS    as of April 30, 1998
                    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Company and       King County, Washington, Series A,                 Arlington Independent School District,
% of Total Net        G.O., 5.800%, 01/01/04                    3.94%    Texas, Refunding, G.O., 5.400%,02/15/99  2.95%
    Assets          Salt River Project Electric System Revenue,        Mohave County, AZ, IDA, 6.000%, 07/01/00   2.83%
                      AZ, Refunding, Series A, 5.500%, 01/01/05 3.69%  State of New Jersey Transportation Trust
                    Texas State Water Development Board, G.O.            Fund Revenue, 5.200%, 12/15/00           2.80%
                      Escrowed to Maturity, 5.000%, 08/01/99    3.55%  Tulsa, Oklahoma Metropolitan Utility
                    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Series A, G.O.          Authority Revenue, 5.500%, 07/01/00      2.80%
                      6.500%, 07/01/03                          3.42%  Tooele County, Utah, Hazardous Waste
                    Clark County, Nevada School District, G.O.           Treatment Revenue, 5.700%, 11/01/26      2.71%
                      6.400%, 06/15/06                          3.00%
                    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

ALLEGHANY FUNDS
MONTAG & CALDWELL GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)                              APRIL 30, 1998 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Market 
Shares                                                                    Value 
- ------                                                                    ----- 
<C>           <S>                                              <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 96.96%
              BUSINESS SERVICES - 1.78%
     550,000  Manpower, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $     24,234,375
                                                               ----------------

              CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - 14.85%
     535,000  Gillette Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       61,759,062
     530,000  Interpublic Group Of Companies, Inc. . . . . . .       33,853,750
   1,175,000  Mattel, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       45,017,187
     750,000  Procter & Gamble Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       61,640,625
                                                               ----------------
                                                                    202,270,624
                                                               ----------------

              ELECTRICAL - 2.97%
     475,000  General Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       40,434,375
                                                               ----------------

              ENERGY - 6.13%
     650,000  Baker Hughes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       26,325,000
     690,000  Schlumberger, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       57,183,750
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     83,508,750
                                                               ----------------

              ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE - 4.06%
     445,000  Walt Disney Co.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       55,319,063
                                                               ----------------

              FINANCE - 6.41%
     430,000  American Express Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       43,860,000
     330,000  American International Group, Inc. . . . . . . .       43,415,625
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     87,275,625
                                                               ----------------

              FOOD AND BEVERAGE - 4.77%
     835,000  Coca-Cola Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       63,355,625
      43,000  Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.  . . . . . .        1,623,250
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     64,978,875
                                                               ----------------

              HEALTH CARE SERVICES - 7.80%
     850,000  Johnson & Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       60,668,750
     401,000  Pfizer, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       45,638,813
                                                               ----------------
                                                                    106,307,563
                                                               ----------------

              LODGING - 2.32%
     540,000  Marriott International, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .       17,820,000
     432,400  Marriott International, Inc., Class A. . . . . .       13,836,800
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     31,656,800
                                                               ----------------

              MEDICAL SUPPLIES - 3.38%
     875,000  Medtronic, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       46,046,875
                                                               ----------------

              PHARMACEUTICALS - 12.21%
     580,000  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .       61,407,500
     920,000  Eli Lilly & Co.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       63,997,500
     340,000  Merck & Co., Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       40,970,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                    166,375,000
                                                               ----------------

<CAPTION>
                                                                         Market 
Shares                                                                    Value 
- ------                                                                    ----- 
<C>           <S>                                              <C>
              RESTAURANTS - 5.62%
     400,000  Cracker Barrell Old Country Store, Inc.  . . . . $     14,700,000
   1,000,000  McDonald's Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       61,875,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     76,575,000
                                                               ----------------

              RETAIL - 6.44%
     825,000  Gap, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       42,435,938
     650,000  Home Depot, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       45,256,250
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     87,692,188
                                                               ----------------

              TECHNOLOGY - 15.29%
     700,000  Boston Scientific Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . .       50,618,750
     590,000  Cisco Systems, Inc.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       43,217,500
     550,000  Electronic Arts, Inc.* . . . . . . . . . . . . .       25,437,500
      70,000  Hewlett-Packard Co.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        5,271,875
     159,100  Intel Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       12,857,269
     442,600  Microsoft Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       39,889,325
     700,000  Solectron Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       31,018,750
                                                               ----------------
                                                                    208,310,969
                                                               ----------------

              TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 2.93%
     775,500  Ericsson (LM) Telefonaktiebolaget, ADR 
              Class B, Series 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       39,889,781
                                                               ----------------

              TOTAL COMMON STOCKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,320,875,863
              (Cost $996,809,509)                              ----------------

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.24%
  49,121,510  Bankers Trust Institutional 
              Cash Management Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       49,121,510
   8,603,387  Bankers Trust Institutional 
              Treasury Money Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        8,603,387
                                                               ----------------

              TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES . . . . . . . . . . .       57,724,897
              (Cost $57,724,897)                               ----------------

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.20%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,378,600,760
(Cost $1,054,534,406)**                                        ----------------

LIABILITIES NET OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS - (1.20%) . . . . . .      (16,332,286)
                                                               ----------------
NET ASSETS - 100.00% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  1,362,268,474
                                                               ----------------
                                                               ----------------
</TABLE>

- --------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S><C>
*         Non-income producing security.
**        Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $1,054,534,406.

          Gross unrealized appreciation       $  327,662,730
          Gross unrealized (depreciation)         (3,596,376)
                                              --------------
          Net unrealized appreciation         $  324,066,354
                                              --------------
                                              --------------
ADR       American Depositary Receipt
</TABLE>


SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


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<PAGE>

ALLEGHANY FUNDS
CHICAGO TRUST GROWTH & INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)                              APRIL 30, 1998 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Market 
Shares                                                                    Value 
- ------                                                                    ----- 
<C>           <S>                                              <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 97.58%
              BUSINESS SERVICES - 3.16%
     206,000  Paychex, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $     11,188,375
                                                               ----------------

              CAPITAL GOODS - 6.16%
     264,000  AlliedSignal, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       11,566,500
     214,000  Pitney Bowes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       10,272,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     21,838,500
                                                               ----------------

              CHEMICALS - 2.39%
     168,000  Praxair, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        8,452,500
                                                               ----------------

              CONSUMER DURABLES - 6.82%
     202,000  Illinois Tool Works, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . .       14,241,000
     167,000  Johnson Controls, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        9,915,625
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     24,156,625
                                                               ----------------

              CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - 11.67%
     200,200  Cintas Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        9,534,525
     124,250  Lancaster Colony Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        4,799,156
     265,000  Mattel, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       10,152,813
     170,100  Newell Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        8,217,956
     105,000  Procter & Gamble Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        8,629,687
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     41,334,137
                                                               ----------------

              ELECTRICAL - 3.62%
     150,800  General Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       12,836,850
                                                               ----------------

              ENERGY - 1.59%
      96,000  Smith International, Inc.* . . . . . . . . . . .        5,640,000
                                                               ----------------

              FINANCE - 18.30%
     100,000  AFLAC, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        6,500,000
      83,975  American International Group, Inc. . . . . . . .       11,047,961
     133,000  Associates First Capital Corp., Class A  . . . .        9,941,750
     216,600  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. . . . . . . . .       10,031,287
     108,000  First Data Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,658,500
     205,287  MBNA Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        6,954,097
     221,200  Norwest Corp.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        8,778,875
     226,000  Schwab (Charles) Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        7,910,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     64,822,470
                                                               ----------------

              FOOD AND BEVERAGE - 4.81%
     163,500  Richfood Holdings, Inc., Class A . . . . . . . .        4,486,031
     528,000  Sysco Corp.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       12,573,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     17,059,031
                                                               ----------------

              HEALTH CARE SERVICES - 12.45%
     114,000  Cardinal Health, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . .       10,972,500
     369,375  Health Management
              Associates, Inc., Class A* . . . . . . . . . . .       11,635,313

<CAPTION>
                                                                         Market 
Shares                                                                    Value 
- ------                                                                    ----- 
<C>           <S>                                              <C>
              HEALTH CARE SERVICES (CONTINUED)
     264,000  Omnicare, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $      9,042,000
     109,600  Pfizer, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       12,473,850
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     44,123,663
                                                               ----------------

              PHARMACEUTICALS - 2.74%
      80,700  Merck & Co., Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        9,724,350
                                                               ----------------

              RETAIL - 3.77%
     102,000  Kohl's Corp.*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        4,213,875
     265,000  Walgreen Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        9,142,500
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     13,356,375
                                                               ----------------

              TECHNOLOGY - 16.72%
     139,600  Cisco Systems, Inc.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       10,225,700
     135,000  Computer Associates International, Inc.  . . . .        7,905,938
     127,200  Computer Sciences Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . .        6,709,800
     279,300  EMC Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       12,882,713
     177,000  HBO & Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       10,586,812
      64,800  Microsoft Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        5,840,100
     124,000  Sun Microsystems, Inc.*  . . . . . . . . . . . .        5,107,250
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     59,258,313
                                                               ----------------

              TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.38%
     169,000  Tellabs, Inc.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       11,977,875
                                                               ----------------

              TOTAL COMMON STOCKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      345,769,064
              (Cost $229,357,104)                              ----------------

Par Value
- ---------

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT - 2.49%
$  8,823,000  First Chicago,
              5.400%, dated 04/30/98 to be repurchased
              on 05/01/98 at $8,824,323
              (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note
              6.250%, due 05/31/00;
              Total Par $8,675,000). . . . . . . . . . . . . .        8,823,000
                                                               ----------------

              TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . .        8,823,000
              (Cost $8,823,000)                                ----------------

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.07%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      354,592,064
                                                               ----------------
(Cost $238,180,104)**
LIABILITIES NET OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS - (0.07%) . . . . . .         (259,419)
                                                               ----------------
NET ASSETS - 100.00% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $    354,332,645
                                                               ----------------
                                                               ----------------
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S><C>
*         Non-income producing security.
**        Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $238,180,104.

          Gross unrealized appreciation       $  119,070,438
          Gross unrealized (depreciation)         (2,658,478)
                                              --------------
          Net unrealized appreciation         $  116,411,960
                                              --------------
                                              --------------
</TABLE>


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ALLEGHANY FUNDS
CHICAGO TRUST TALON FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)                              APRIL 30, 1998 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Market 
Shares                                                                    Value 
- ------                                                                    ----- 
<C>           <S>                                              <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 78.77%
              CONSUMER CYCLICAL - 3.54%
      60,000  Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.* . . . . . . . . $      1,083,750
                                                               ----------------

              CONSUMER STAPLE - 2.44%
      20,000  Philip Morris Cos., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .          746,250
                                                               ----------------

              ELECTRICAL - 2.33%
      30,000  Berg Electronics Corp.*. . . . . . . . . . . . .          714,375
                                                               ----------------

              FINANCE - 18.36%
     125,000  Capital Trust, Class A*. . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,406,250
     160,000  Danielson Holdings Corp.*. . . . . . . . . . . .        1,240,000
      48,125  St. Paul Bancorp, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,203,125
      30,000  TIG Holdings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          721,875
      25,000  Travelers Property Casualty, Class A . . . . . .        1,050,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      5,621,250
                                                               ----------------

              HEALTHCARE SERVICES - 5.91%
      55,000  Columbia HCA Healthcare Corp.. . . . . . . . . .        1,811,563
                                                               ----------------

              LODGING - 3.13%
      30,000  Hilton Hotels Corp.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          958,125
                                                               ----------------

              PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.51%
      60,000  Mylan Laboratories, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,627,500
      65,000  North American Vaccine, Inc.*  . . . . . . . . .        1,056,250
      67,544  Vitalink Pharmacy Services, Inc.*. . . . . . . .        1,452,196
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      4,135,946
                                                               ----------------

              PRINTING AND PUBLISHING - 4.60%
      32,000  R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.  . . . . . . . . . . .        1,410,000
                                                               ----------------

              REAL ESTATE - 2.88%
      31,000  Equity Office Properties Trust, REIT . . . . . .          881,562
                                                               ----------------

              RESTAURANTS - 6.70%
      28,000  Starbucks Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,347,500
     122,500  Unique Casual Restaurants* . . . . . . . . . . .          704,375
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      2,051,875
                                                               ----------------

              TECHNOLOGY - 12.54%
      62,000  Cerner Corp.*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,848,375
      40,000  Compaq Computer Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,122,500
     115,000  Robotic Vision Systems, Inc.*. . . . . . . . . .          869,687
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      3,840,562
                                                               ----------------

<CAPTION>
                                                                         Market 
Shares                                                                    Value 
- ------                                                                    ----- 
<C>           <S>                                              <C>
              TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 2.83%
     125,000  Data Broadcasting Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . . $        867,188
                                                               ----------------

              TOTAL COMMON STOCKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       24,122,446
              (Cost $19,840,801)                               ----------------

Par Value
- ---------

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 22.70%
              FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK - 3.22%
$  1,000,000  5.317%, 08/03/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          985,970
                                                               ----------------

              FEDERAL NATIONAL 
              MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION - 3.24%
   1,000,000  5.217%, 06/11/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          993,850
                                                               ----------------

              U.S. TREASURY BILLS (A) - 12.97%
   1,500,000  4.680%, 05/14/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,497,270
   1,000,000  4.827%, 05/28/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          996,246
   1,000,000  4.783%, 07/23/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          988,840
     500,000  5.012%, 10/15/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          488,305
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      3,970,661
                                                               ----------------

              U.S. TREASURY NOTE - 3.27%
   1,000,000  5.250%, 07/31/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,000,450
                                                               ----------------

              TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
              AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .        6,950,931
              (Cost $6,949,249)                                ----------------

Shares
- ------

INVESTMENT COMPANY - 3.17%
     970,973  Bankers Trust Institutional 
              Cash Management Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          970,973
                                                               ----------------

              TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . .          970,973
              (Cost $970,973)                                  ----------------

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 104.64%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       32,044,350
(Cost $27,761,023)**                                           ----------------

LIABILITIES NET OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS - (4.64%) . . . . . .       (1,421,301)
                                                               ----------------

NET ASSETS - 100.00% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $     30,623,049
                                                               ----------------
                                                               ----------------
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S><C>
*         Non-income producing security.
**        Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $27,761,025.

          Gross unrealized appreciation         $  5,319,977
          Gross unrealized (depreciation)         (1,036,650)
                                                ------------
          Net unrealized appreciation           $  4,283,327
                                                ------------
                                                ------------

(A)       Annualized yield at time of purchase
REIT      Real Estate Investment Trust
</TABLE>


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                                         6

<PAGE>

ALLEGHANY FUNDS
CHICAGO TRUST BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)                              APRIL 30, 1998 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Market 
Shares                                                                    Value 
- ------                                                                    ----- 
<C>           <S>                                              <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 59.56%
              BUSINESS SERVICES - 2.27%
      90,000  Paychex, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $      4,888,125
                                                               ----------------

              CAPITAL GOODS - 3.51%
      90,000  AlliedSignal Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,943,125
      75,000  Pitney Bowes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,600,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      7,543,125
                                                               ----------------

              CHEMICALS - 1.05%
      45,000  Praxair, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,264,062
                                                               ----------------

              CONSUMER DURABLES - 3.51%
      65,000  Illinois Tool Works, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . .        4,582,500
      50,000  Johnson Controls, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,968,750
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      7,551,250
                                                               ----------------

              CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - 7.36%
      85,000  Cintas Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        4,048,125
      75,000  Lancaster Colony Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,896,875
      60,000  Mattel, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,298,750
      75,000  Newell Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,623,437
      36,000  Procter & Gamble Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,958,750
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     15,825,937
                                                               ----------------

              ELECTRICAL - 2.18%
      55,000  General Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        4,681,875
                                                               ----------------

              ENERGY - 1.09%
      40,000  Smith International, Inc.* . . . . . . . . . . .        2,350,000
                                                               ----------------

              FINANCE - 12.18%
      40,000  AFLAC, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,600,000
      35,000  American International Group, Inc. . . . . . . .        4,604,687
      30,000  Associates First Capital Corp., Class A  . . . .        2,242,500
      90,000  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. . . . . . . . .        4,168,125
      50,000  First Data Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,693,750
     110,000  MBNA Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,726,250
     110,000  Norwest Corp.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        4,365,625
      80,000  Schwab (Charles) Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,800,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     26,200,937
                                                               ----------------

              FOOD AND BEVERAGE - 2.35%
      45,000  Richfood Holdings, Inc., Class A . . . . . . . .        1,234,687
     160,000  Sysco Corp.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,810,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      5,044,687
                                                               ----------------

              HEALTH CARE SERVICES - 7.33%
      35,000  Cardinal Health, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,368,750
     140,000  Health Management
              Associates, Inc., Class A* . . . . . . . . . . .        4,410,000

                                                                         Market 
Shares                                                                    Value 
- ------                                                                    ----- 
<C>           <S>                                              <C>
              HEALTH CARE SERVICES (CONTINUED)
     100,000  Omnicare, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $      3,425,000
      40,000  Pfizer, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        4,552,500
                                                               ----------------
                                                                     15,756,250
                                                               ----------------

              PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.68%
      30,000  Merck & Co., Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,615,000
                                                               ----------------

              RETAIL - 2.57%
      50,000  Kohl's Corp.*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,065,625
     100,000  Walgreen Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,450,000
                                                               ----------------
                                                                      5,515,625
                                                               ----------------

              TECHNOLOGY - 10.34%
      60,000  Cisco Systems, Inc.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        4,395,000
      35,000  Computer Associates International, Inc.  . . . .        2,049,687
      50,000  Computer Sciences Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . .        2,637,500
      85,000  EMC Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,920,625
      55,000  HBO & Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        3,289,687
      50,000  Microsoft Corp.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        4,506,250
      35,000  Sun Microsystems, Inc.*  . . . . . . . . . . . .        1,441,562
Registration expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         101,725              63,572
Legal fees  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          14,023               7,391
Reports to shareowner expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          17,182               9,908

</TABLE>

Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds are also officers and directors of
Chicago Trust. The Funds do not compensate its officers or affiliated Trustees.
Effective January 1, 1998, the Company pays each unaffiliated Trustee $2,000 per
Board of Trustees meeting attended and an annual retainer of $2,000.

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TRUSTEES
     Leonard F. Amari*
     Stuard D. Bilton, Chairman
     Dorothea C. Gilliam
     Gregory T. Mutz*
     Nathan Shapiro*
     *Unafilliated Trustee

ADVISORS
     The Chicago Trust Company
     171 North Clark Street
     Chicago, IL 60601-3294

     Montag & Caldwell, Inc.
     3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1100
     Atlanta, GA  30326-1022

SHAREOWNER
SERVICES
     First Data Investor Services Group, Inc.
     4400 Computer Drive
     Westborough, MA  01581

DISTRIBUTOR
     First Data Distributors, Inc.
     4400 Computer Drive
     Westborough, MA  01581




OFFICERS
     Kenneth C. Anderson, President
     David F. Seng, Senior Vice President
     Gerald F. Dillenburg, Vice President,
                  Secretary and Treasurer

CUSTODIAN
     Bankers Trust
     One Bankers Trust Place
     New York, NY  10001

LEGAL COUNSEL
     Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
     8000 Sears Tower
     Chicago, IL  60606

AUDITOR
     KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
     303 East Wacker Drive
     Chicago, IL  60601


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