It also included a World War II Army veteran who never married who left $2 million to various Chicago-area charities. It can include everything from idle bank accounts or unpaid insurance benefits to the contents of forgotten or abandoned safety deposit boxes.įrerichs’ office said unclaimed property included $19,000 from The (Richard) Pryor Foundation that was due to the Carver Community Center in Peoria that the late comedian spent time at as a youth. The treasurer’s office is responsible for reuniting unclaimed property with its owners or survivors entitled to it. “We made unclaimed property a better, faster, more efficient service,” Frerichs said. The amount set a record for any five-year period in the program’s 58-year history. The State holds these lost funds until they are claimed by either the. the duty of the Governor to take possession of the office of such Treasurer. The State Treasurer is holding 2.5 billion dollars in unclaimed funds for Illinoisans. Property is returned at no cost with the proper identification. The State holds these lost funds until they are claimed by either the original owner or their heirs. A billion dollars in unclaimed property has been returned to its rightful owners in the last five years, Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Wednesday. Revenue received by the State in the form of coins, cash, checks, drafts. The State Treasurer is holding 2.5 billion dollars in unclaimed funds for Illinoisans.

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