ICash Bright Start 529 IL ABLE Treasurer’s Note Focusing on What Matters This Season As a child, I liked getting presents. As an adult, I know it’s better to give than receive. I recently announced that we are returning $100,000…
ICash Bright Start 529 IL ABLE Treasurer’s Note Families Pay the Price When Safety Is Ignored Before Thanksgiving, I like to spend a little time thinking about what I’m thankful for. The list is long, but this year I am…
Bid on Mickey Mouse Watch, Gold Diamond Pendant, Pennies from Nov. 21-30 As the holiday season approaches, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is encouraging people to find memorable gifts, including a vintage Mickey Mouse wristwatch and a 14-karat yellow gold pendant…
ICash Bright Start 529 IL ABLE Treasurer’s Note Learning From the Past and Reaching New Heights My sophomore year, I was too scrawny to play high school football and too young to drive to the game against one of our…
Bright Directions Receives Sole Morningstar Upgrade Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today that Illinois’ Bright Start 529 College Savings Plan has earned its 7th Gold rating from independent analyst Morningstar, firmly placing the plan among the best in the…
ICash Bright Start 529 IL ABLE Treasurer’s Note These Medals Don’t Belong in a Vault One of the most gratifying things I get to do as Illinois Treasurer is to reunite lost Purple Heart medals with the rightful families. These…
Operation Purple Heart Finds 17th Family Whose Military Honors Were Missing for Years OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS – On the day before Veterans Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the niece of a World…
ICash Bright Start 529 IL ABLE Treasurer’s Note We Can’t Predict, but We Can Prepare We celebrated our dog Mila’s 11th birthday this year. We weren’t sure we would get to do so. A while back, we could tell something…
Before they adjourned for the year, state lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion funding package to reform and rebuild public transit. Part of the plan is to earmark money that the Illinois Treasurer’s Office earns from investing revenues from the Road…
Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ Office Publishes Annual Report on Small Business Spending Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ office increased its small business spending by more than 37 percent from Fiscal Year 2024 to Fiscal Year 2025, a new report states. During…