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hrough the years, Chicago Title and Trust Co. has grown along with Chicago. It
was not until the 1920s that the scope of the company's business was extended beyond Cook County,
Ill. In December 1930, a small regional office was established in Springfield, Ill. In the late
1940s, Chicago Title and Trust Co. moved to 111 W. Washington St. and continued developing and
expanding its extensive statewide organization.
The 1950's was a decade of looking beyond the borders of Illinois. These efforts were so
successful that on Aug. 30, 1961, a separate entity was created to do national title insurance business as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Chicago Title and Trust Co. - Chicago Title Insurance Co.
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In 1947, Chicago Title and Trust Co. moved half a block, to the Conway
Building at 111 W. Washington. The building later took the name of the Chicago Title and
Trust Co. (CT&T). After CT&T's departure, the name was changed to the Burnham Center.
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Company interest in its employees took a more serious form in World War II,
when some (like Jacob F. Giel of the Final Examiners department) went into combat and never
returned.
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Banners from CT&T employee newsletters from 1923 and 1942. "The
Little Index" was the first employee newsletter and "Victory Topics" was
published during World War II.
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