Northern Trust Corporation NTRS has agreed to sell its guardianship services business to Wintrust Financial Corporation's ...

Chicago-based Wintrust said Monday it expects to close the deal later this year. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Northern Trust's guardianship services are provided to individuals who are legally ...

Caring for one's own financial situation is a key part of one's own independence. But there are some cases where a person needs help making legal and financial decisions. That's where the concept of ...

A bill strengthening protections for adults under guardianship gained approval from Illinois lawmakers, six months after ...

(Editor's note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series on guardianship abuses appearing this week on Next Avenue.) Ginger Franklin was just shy of her 50th birthday when she fell down the stairs of her ...

Three groups, one led by celebrity lawyer Joe Tacopina, another by legal guardian Sabrina Morrissey, and another by ex-husband Kevin Hunter, are all claiming they know what's best for the former TV ...