
2016


Unclaimed Property Auction Earns More than $171,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 24, 2016 CONTACT:Paris Ervin 217.524.5749Greg Rivara 312.814.1901 SPRINGFIELD — More than 100 bidders, some from as far away as Arizona and New Mexico, spent more than $171,000 in this past weekend’s live auction, Illinois State…

Partnership Seeks to Offer Lowest Possible Cost for ABLE Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 24, 2016 CONTACT:Paris Ervin 217.524.5749Greg Rivara 312.814.1901 SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today that contract negotiations will soon begin for ABLE program services. The Illinois Treasurer’s Office has been working with nine other…

August 23, 2016 – Unclaimed Property Auction Earns More than $171,000
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August 22, 2016 – Treasurer Frerichs Secures $2.3 Million from Sprint
Read MoreAugust 22, 2016 – Treasurer Frerichs Secures $2.3 Million from Sprint
Treasurer Frerichs Secures $2.3 Million from Sprint
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 22, 2016 CONTACT:Paris Ervin 217.524.5749Greg Rivara 312.814.1901 32,000 People Eligible to Claim Uncashed Rebates Checks SPRINGFIELD — Sprint will pay $2.3 million and provide the names of 32,000 customers who did not cash rebate checks…

August 15, 2016 – Frerichs Holds Statewide Hearings On Life Insurers That Do Not Pay Death Benefits
Read MoreAugust 15, 2016 – Frerichs Holds Statewide Hearings On Life Insurers That Do Not Pay Death Benefits
August2016TreasurerFrerichsConvenesTaskForceonUnpaidLifeInsuranceBenefits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 15, 2016 CONTACT:Paris Ervin 217.524.5749Greg Rivara 312.814.1901 SPRINGFIELD — Statewide hearings begin this week to better understand how life insurance companies avoid paying death benefits and what Illinois families can do to prevent themselves from…

August 11, 2016 – Stop by the Treasurer’s Tent at the Illinois State Fair
Read MoreAugust 11, 2016 – Stop by the Treasurer’s Tent at the Illinois State Fair
Check for Unclaimed Property
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 11, 2016 CONTACT:Paris Ervin 217.524.5749Greg Rivara 312.814.1901 SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Treasurer’s Office will highlight its office programs, host a live unclaimed property auction, and showcase photos from the 2016 Cream of the Crop contest…
