01-26195. Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than November 1, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Phillip Jackson, Applications Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:

1. Abdula Family Limited Partnership, Fred Abdula Revocable Trust, Anna Marie Abdula Revocable Trust, Fred Abdula, and Anna Abdula, all of Waukegan, Illinois; to retain voting shares of Northern States Financial Corporation, Waukegan, Illinois, and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Bank of Waukegan, Waukegan, Illinois.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 12, 2001.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.