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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                          Manufactured Home Communities
                          -----------------------------
                                 Name of Issuer

                                 Class A Common
                         ------------------------------
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    564682102
                                  ------------
                                  Cusip Number


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |_| (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described on Item 1; and, (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class).
(See Rule 13-d 7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).



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                                Page 1 of 4 pages


             CUSIP NO. 564682102              13G              Page 2 of 4 pages

             Name of Reporting Person

             1.   Social security or IRS Identification No. of above person

                  Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
                  05-0341324

             2.   Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*
                                                                       (a)   [ ]
                                                                       (b)   [ ]

             3.   SEC Use Only

             4.   Citizenship of place of organization

                  One Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

             5.   Sole Voting Power

   Number         0

 of Shares        

Beneficially 6.   Shared Voting Power     
                                          
  Owned by                                
                  1,279,023               
    Each          
             
 Reporting   7.   Sole Dispositive Power         
                                                 
   Person         0                           
                                                 
    with     
             8.   Shared Dispositive Power

                  1,254,650

  9.    Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

                  1,279,023

  10.   Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares*

  11.   Percent of class represented by amount in row (9).

                  5.17%

  12.   Type of reporting person* 

                  Holding company


                                                               Page 3 of 4 pages


 Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:  Manufactured Home Communities

 Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

           Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL  60606

 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:  Fleet Financial Group, Inc.

 Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence:

           One Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts   02110

 Item 2(c) Citizenship:  Massachusetts

 Item 2(d) Title or Class of Securities:             Common

 Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:                          564682102

 Item 3    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
           check whether the person filing is a:

 (a) ( )   Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
 (b) ( )   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
 (c) ( )   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
 (d) ( )   Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
           Company Act
 (e) ( )   Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
           Company Act
 (f) ( )   Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
           provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
           Endowment or Endowment Fund; see 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
 (g) (X)   Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
           (Note: See Item 7)
 (h) ( )   Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

 Item 4.   Ownership
 (a)       Amount beneficially owned:   1,279,023
 (b)       Percent of Class:            5.17%
 (c)       Number of Shares as to which such person has:

             (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                    0
            (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:          1,279,023
           (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:       0
            (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                                                                      1,254,650


                                                             Page 4 of 4 pages


 Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. 

            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
            date hereof, the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
            owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
            the following ( ).

 Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

            N/A

 Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
            Acquired the Security being reported on by the Parent Holding
            Company. 

            Exhibit A attached.

 Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

            N/A

 Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 Item 10.   Certification

            By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
            belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
            ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
            and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
            the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
            with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or
            effect.

 Signature  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
            I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
            complete and correct.

 Date       February 13, 1998

 Signature  /s/  Gunnar S. Overstrom

 Name/Title Gunnar S. Overstrom, Vice Chairman
            Fleet Financial Group


                         MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES

                                    EXHIBIT A


SUBSIDIARY ACQUIRING SECURITIES                    CLASSIFICATION
- -------------------------------                    --------------

Columbia Management Company                        Bank
Columbia Funds Management Company                  Bank
Fleet Investment Advisors                          Bank