2016

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today a Request for Proposal (RFP) for ABLE program services that will help people with a disability or blindness save for a better future. Frerichs made the announcement along with nine other states, forming a partnership that seeks to provide the best program possible at a low cost to beneficiaries. The consortium will manage a tax-advantaged investment portfolio similar to those used to save for college, such as Illinois’ Bright Start and Bright Directions programs. Without the consortium, individual states would lack the…

“This center is a critical part of our community because it helps so many of our neighbors,” Gordon-Booth said. “I hope this surprise encourages others to visit the treasurer’s website to see if the state is holding money on their behalf so the dollars can be returned and put to good use.” “I have no doubt that these dollars will help so many of our children and families,” Koehler said. “There is a great deal of acrimony in government today, and this is an example of the good that is…

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John Chiang California State Treasurer Contact: Marc Lifsher, Communications Director Phone: 916-653-2995, Email: Marc.Lifsher@treasurer.ca.gov Betty Yee California State Controller Contact: Taryn Kinney, Public Information Officer Phone: 916-324-2709, Email: tkinney@sco.ca.gov Kurt Summers Chicago City Treasurer Contact: Alexandra Sims, Senior Advisor Phone: 312-744-3363, Email: Alexandra.sims@cityofchicago.org Denise Nappier Connecticut State Treasurer Contact: David Barrett, Communications Director Phone: 860-702-3164, Email: david.s.barrett@ct.gov Michael Frerichs Illinois State Treasurer Contact: Greg Rivara, Press Secretary Phone: 312-814-1901, Peter Franchot Maryland State Comptroller Contact: Peter Hamm, Communications Director Phone: 410-260-7060, Email: phamm@comp.state.md.us Nancy Kopp Maryland State Treasurer Contact: Susanne…

SPRINGFIELD — Families will no longer be victimized by life insurance companies that refuse to pay death benefits, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. His remarks came after the General Assembly approved legislation pushed by Frerichs that requires insurers to use the federal Death Master File list to confirm if a policy holder has died and the death benefits have not been paid. The legislation is needed because not all life insurance companies pay death benefits when they know or should have known the policy holder has passed away. “It…