UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Trees Front Associates Incorporated
Address: 3 First National Plaza
Suite 4920
Chicago, IL 60602
13F File Number: 28-4680
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information
contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it
is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists,
and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Philip F. Lahey
Title: Principal
Phone: 312-641-9004
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Philip F. Lahey Chicago, Illinois April 22, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 205
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $1,346,415,000
LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:
NO. 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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A T & T CORP. COM 001957109 1145 21521 SH SOLE 21521 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 40034 855193 SH SOLE 855193 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 2434 52000 SH OTHER 1000 0 51000
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 506 14760 SH SOLE 14760 0 0
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 904 26400 SH OTHER 0 0 26400
AIR TOUCH COMMUNICATIONS COM 00949T100 519 5372 SH SOLE 5372 0 0
AKZO N V SPONSORED ADR COM 010199305 688 18600 SH OTHER 0 0 18600
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 733 17800 SH OTHER 0 0 17800
ALLSTATE CORPORATION COM 020002101 539 14538 SH SOLE 14538 0 0
ALZA CORPORATION COM 022615108 222 5810 SH SOLE 5810 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 2329 19780 SH SOLE 19780 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 660 5602 SH OTHER 0 0 5602
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORA COM 026609107 5970 91488 SH SOLE 91488 0 0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP I COM 026874107 36340 301262 SH SOLE 301262 0 0
AMERITECH CORPORATION COM 030954101 3020 52408 SH SOLE 52408 0 0
AMERITECH CORPORATION COM 030954101 1233 21400 SH OTHER 1600 0 19800
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 1214 16212 SH SOLE 16212 0 0
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 1468 19600 SH OTHER 1600 0 18000
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COM 039483102 691 47080 SH SOLE 47080 0 0
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COM 039483102 641 43636 SH OTHER 0 0 43636
AUTOLIV INC COM 052800109 231 6137 SH OTHER 0 0 6137
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 704 17022 SH SOLE 17022 0 0
AVNET INC COM 053807103 493 13425 SH SOLE 13425 0 0
AVNET INC COM 053807103 478 13000 SH OTHER 0 0 13000
BANCO DE SANTANDER - ADR COM 059574202 1562 77832 SH SOLE 77832 0 0
BANCO DE SANTANDER - ADR COM 059574202 1369 68238 SH OTHER 0 0 68238
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 4071 73936 SH SOLE 73936 0 0
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 3270 59386 SH OTHER 0 0 59386
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 06605F102 1462 20707 SH SOLE 20707 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION COM 067901108 213 12500 SH OTHER 0 0 12500
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 350 6772 SH SOLE 6772 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 509 12704 SH SOLE 12704 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC - ADR COM 055622104 3942 39030 SH SOLE 39030 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC - ADR COM 055622104 1054 10438 SH OTHER 0 0 10438
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1018 15870 SH SOLE 15870 0 0
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 428 6487 SH SOLE 6487 0 0
CATALINA MARKETING CORP COM 148867104 206 2400 SH SOLE 2400 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC. COM 149123101 579 12600 SH OTHER 0 0 12600
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK COM 16161A108 31534 387514 SH SOLE 387514 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 1088 12260 SH SOLE 12260 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 901 15393 SH SOLE 15393 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 703 12000 SH OTHER 0 0 12000
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC COM 17275R102 69624 635471 SH SOLE 635471 0 0
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 51109 800136 SH SOLE 800136 0 0
COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION COM 191042100 1255 334698 SH SOLE 334698 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 3704 60343 SH SOLE 60343 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 743 8076 SH SOLE 8076 0 0
COMCAST CORPORATION SPECIAL CL COM 200300200 953 15138 SH SOLE 15138 0 0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION COM 205363104 357 6466 SH SOLE 6466 0 0
DELTA AIRLINES INC COM 247361108 417 6000 SH OTHER 0 0 6000
DISNEY, WALT, COMPANY COM 254687106 23381 751212 SH SOLE 751212 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CORP COM 260543103 1110 11908 SH SOLE 11908 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CORP COM 260543103 1381 14817 SH OTHER 1074 0 13743
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 260 4474 SH SOLE 4474 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 523 9000 SH OTHER 0 0 9000
DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION COM 26483B106 211 5920 SH OTHER 0 0 5920
E M C CORPORATION COM 268648102 65210 510454 SH SOLE 510454 0 0
ELAN PLC ADR COM 284131208 29975 429744 SH SOLE 429744 0 0
ELAN PLC ADR COM 284131208 830 11900 SH OTHER 1000 0 10900
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS COM 285661104 1271 26100 SH SOLE 26100 0 0
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS COM 285661104 949 19500 SH OTHER 1500 0 18000
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 1471 27789 SH SOLE 27789 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 1189 18500 SH SOLE 18500 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 1304 20300 SH OTHER 0 0 20300
ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY COM 293562104 547 32900 SH SOLE 32900 0 0
ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY COM 293562104 381 22900 SH OTHER 0 0 22900
ERICSSON, L M, TELEFON. ADR CL COM 294821400 27798 1167361 SH SOLE 1167361 0 0
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 3210 45492 SH SOLE 45492 0 0
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 1040 14736 SH OTHER 11024 0 3712
FASTENAL COMPANY COM 311900104 770 21960 SH SOLE 21960 0 0
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COR COM 313400301 481 8400 SH SOLE 8400 0 0
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSN COM 313586109 2890 41730 SH SOLE 41730 0 0
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSN COM 313586109 1911 27600 SH OTHER 0 0 27600
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP COM 313855108 1168 55972 SH SOLE 55972 0 0
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP COM 313855108 789 37800 SH OTHER 2000 0 35800
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 209 4900 SH SOLE 4900 0 0
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 992 18558 SH SOLE 18558 0 0
FIRSTAR CORPORATION COM 33763V109 341 11418 SH SOLE 11418 0 0
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370100 299 5268 SH SOLE 5268 0 0
G T E CORPORATION COM 362320103 2192 36237 SH SOLE 36237 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY, INC. COM 364730101 236 3750 SH SOLE 3750 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY, INC. COM 364730101 214 3400 SH OTHER 0 0 3400
GAP INC COM 364760108 242 3600 SH SOLE 3600 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 56001 506224 SH SOLE 506224 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 6881 62200 SH OTHER 1400 0 60800
GENERAL MOTORS CORP COM 370442105 298 3420 SH SOLE 3420 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORP - CLASS H COM 370442832 1094 21700 SH SOLE 21700 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORP - CLASS H COM 370442832 252 5000 SH OTHER 1000 0 4000
GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION COM 373298108 446 6000 SH OTHER 0 0 6000
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 28142 473464 SH SOLE 473464 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 941 24445 SH SOLE 24445 0 0
HEINZ, H J COMPANY COM 423074103 220 4650 SH SOLE 4650 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 660 9733 SH SOLE 9733 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 44320 711975 SH SOLE 711975 0 0
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506107 415 5480 SH SOLE 5480 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC COM 441815107 26074 571480 SH SOLE 571480 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC COM 441815107 844 18500 SH OTHER 1500 0 17000
HSBC HOLDINGS, PLC, ADR COM 404280307 838 2661 SH SOLE 2661 0 0
I M S HEALTH INCORPORATED COM 449934108 790 23845 SH SOLE 23845 0 0
I M S HEALTH INCORPORATED COM 449934108 392 11840 SH OTHER 0 0 11840
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC COM 452308109 33997 549447 SH SOLE 549447 0 0
IMPERIAL OIL, LTD. COM 453038408 344 18000 SH OTHER 0 0 18000
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 68237 1148048 SH SOLE 1148048 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1153 19400 SH OTHER 0 0 19400
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 8642 48757 SH SOLE 48757 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 762 4300 SH OTHER 500 0 3800
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 5315 56845 SH SOLE 56845 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 935 10000 SH OTHER 0 0 10000
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 1069 22300 SH SOLE 22300 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 350 7300 SH OTHER 2400 0 4900
LILLY, ELI AND COMPANY COM 532457108 30283 356794 SH SOLE 356794 0 0
LILLY, ELI AND COMPANY COM 532457108 1176 13852 SH OTHER 0 0 13852
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 1843 34132 SH SOLE 34132 0 0
M B N A CORPORATION COM 55262L100 430 18028 SH SOLE 18028 0 0
M C I WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 52312 590675 SH SOLE 590675 0 0
MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORPORATION COM 571834100 520 9373 SH SOLE 9373 0 0
MATTEL INC COM 577081102 811 32506 SH SOLE 32506 0 0
MATTEL INC COM 577081102 661 26500 SH OTHER 2500 0 24000
MC DONALD'S CORP COM 580135101 890 19652 SH SOLE 19652 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 19005 264416 SH SOLE 264416 0 0
MELLON BANK CORPORATION COM 585509102 28401 403562 SH SOLE 403562 0 0
MERCANTILE BANCORPORATION COM 587342106 273 5748 SH SOLE 5748 0 0
MERCK & CO COM 589331107 9817 122524 SH SOLE 122524 0 0
MERCK & CO COM 589331107 1378 17200 SH OTHER 0 0 17200
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 84778 945923 SH SOLE 945923 0 0
MILLER, HERMAN, INC. COM 600544100 849 46500 SH SOLE 46500 0 0
MILLER, HERMAN, INC. COM 600544100 256 14000 SH OTHER 2000 0 12000
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURI COM 604059105 685 9675 SH SOLE 9675 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURI COM 604059105 566 8000 SH OTHER 0 0 8000
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 572 6500 SH SOLE 6500 0 0
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 211 2400 SH OTHER 2000 0 400
MOLEX INC COM 608554101 438 14904 SH OTHER 0 0 14904
MOLEX, INC., CLASS A COM 608554200 1771 68455 SH SOLE 68455 0 0
MOLEX, INC., CLASS A COM 608554200 699 27029 SH OTHER 2000 0 25029
MONSANTO COMPANY COM 611662107 23903 520348 SH SOLE 520348 0 0
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 372 3013 SH SOLE 3013 0 0
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 1542 12500 SH OTHER 0 0 12500
MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER & COM 617446448 559 5591 SH SOLE 5591 0 0
MORTON INTERNATIONAL NEW COM 619335102 735 20000 SH OTHER 0 0 20000
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 1375 18775 SH SOLE 18775 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 1084 14800 SH OTHER 0 0 14800
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT, LTD COM 628351108 601 15600 SH SOLE 15600 0 0
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT, LTD COM 628351108 1026 26662 SH OTHER 0 0 26662
NESTLE SA ADR COM 641069406 423 4700 SH OTHER 0 0 4700
NEWS CORPORATION, LTD., A D R PREFERRED STOCKS 652487802 583 21200 SH OTHER 0 0 21200
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION COM 665859104 9387 105700 SH SOLE 105700 0 0
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION COM 665859104 4974 56000 SH OTHER 9000 0 47000
NOVARTIS AG - ADR COM 66987V109 23399 289772 SH SOLE 289772 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 425 9640 SH SOLE 9640 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 392 8900 SH OTHER 0 0 8900
OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORP COM 679833103 465 10992 SH SOLE 10992 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 24849 634095 SH SOLE 634095 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 46856 337703 SH SOLE 337703 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 3005 21660 SH OTHER 0 0 21660
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 713 20274 SH SOLE 20274 0 0
POTLATCH CORP COM 737628107 495 14600 SH SOLE 14600 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COM 74005P104 536 14850 SH SOLE 14850 0 0
PRAXAIR INC COM 74005P104 397 11000 SH OTHER 1000 0 10000
PRICE, T ROWE, & ASSOCIATES IN COM 741477103 766 22288 SH SOLE 22288 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 4181 42693 SH SOLE 42693 0 0
PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION COM 743315103 215 1500 SH SOLE 1500 0 0
PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION COM 743315103 660 4600 SH OTHER 0 0 4600
QUAKER OATS CO COM 747402105 417 6700 SH SOLE 6700 0 0
REUTERS GROUP PLC - ADR COM 76132M102 388 4462 SH SOLE 4462 0 0
RIO TINTO PLC ADR COM 767204100 946 17200 SH SOLE 17200 0 0
RIO TINTO PLC ADR COM 767204100 743 13500 SH OTHER 800 0 12700
ROCHE HOLDINGS, LTD., ADR COM 771195104 24880 203936 SH SOLE 203936 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO - N Y COM 780257804 785 15100 SH SOLE 15100 0 0
S B C COMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 78387G103 896 18986 SH SOLE 18986 0 0
SAFECO CORP COM 786429100 344 8500 SH SOLE 8500 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 755 30490 SH SOLE 30490 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 490 19800 SH OTHER 0 0 19800
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 1740 31502 SH SOLE 31502 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER, LTD. COM 806857108 289 4800 SH SOLE 4800 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER, LTD. COM 806857108 4797 79700 SH OTHER 0 0 79700
SCHNADIG CORPORATION COM 666666666 5000 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
SERVICEMASTER COMPANY COM 81760N109 2115 104131 SH SOLE 104131 0 0
SERVICEMASTER COMPANY COM 81760N109 2290 112715 SH OTHER 3000 0 109715
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC COM 832378301 468 6543 SH SOLE 6543 0 0
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED COM 833034101 455 15700 SH SOLE 15700 0 0
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED COM 833034101 493 17000 SH OTHER 1000 0 16000
ST PAUL COMPANIES INC COM 792860108 278 8960 SH SOLE 8960 0 0
ST. PAUL BANCORP INC COM 792848103 519 23961 SH SOLE 23961 0 0
STANLEY WORKS COM 854616109 205 8000 SH SOLE 8000 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 516 8250 SH SOLE 8250 0 0
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. COM 867914103 585 9400 SH SOLE 9400 0 0
SYSCO CORPORATION COM 871829107 201 7624 SH SOLE 7624 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 408 7193 SH SOLE 7193 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 21733 306905 SH SOLE 306905 0 0
TRIBUNE CO COM 896047107 838 12800 SH OTHER 0 0 12800
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COM 902124106 18733 261093 SH SOLE 261093 0 0
UNUM CORP COM 903192102 14539 305675 SH SOLE 305675 0 0
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY COM 928298108 184 12670 SH SOLE 12670 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SPONSORED A COM 92857T107 45060 240002 SH SOLE 240002 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SPONSORED A COM 92857T107 3023 16100 SH OTHER 0 0 16100
WAL MART STORES, INC. COM 931142103 2250 48824 SH SOLE 48824 0 0
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 33017 1168754 SH SOLE 1168754 0 0
WELLS FARGO NEW COM 949746101 888 25312 SH SOLE 25312 0 0
WELLS FARGO NEW COM 949746101 1511 43100 SH OTHER 0 0 43100
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM 962166104 7087 127692 SH SOLE 127692 0 0
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. COM 969133107 552 14630 SH SOLE 14630 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 1787 34278 SH SOLE 34278 0 0
Y P F SOCIEDAD ANONIMA SA D CV COM 984245100 944 29900 SH SOLE 29900 0 0
Y P F SOCIEDAD ANONIMA SA D CV COM 984245100 562 17800 SH OTHER 0 0 17800
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 986670107 357 10100 SH OTHER 0 0 10100
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