2024

Check I-CASH website for Missing Money This Holiday Season An early holiday gift to The Salvation Army will help people in need. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs on Wednesday returned $27,100 in I-CASH missing money to The Salvation Army, the charitable organization widely known for its iconic Red Kettle Christmas fundraising campaign. The Salvation Army is the largest non- governmental provider of social services in the world. “We make an extra effort at this time of year to return money to nonprofits and groups that helps others in need,” said…

(SPRINGFIELD, IL ) – The Midwest Investors Diversity Initiative (“MIDI”), a 15-member alliance of Midwest -based institutional investors with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and advisement, reported progress today on its efforts to increase board diversity at companies. During the 2023- 2024 proxy season, MIDI members engaged 13 companies, specifically related to their board diversity. These engagements resulted in: o Eight companies appointed or committed to appoint a diverse director, one of which appointed two diverse directors o All 13 companies engaged adopted a diverse search policy…

ReadySave 529 App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Send Gift Contributions to Bright Start Accounts Stuck on what to get a child or grandchild for the holidays? Investing in their future is a great gift, and it’s easier than ever to contribute to their Bright Start 529 college savings account. You can even do it on your phone. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is encouraging family members and friends to give the future gift of college or vocational school this year by making a contribution to a loved one’s Bright…

Check I-CASH Site to See If You Have a Claim Illinois workers can now search State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ I-CASH website to see if unpaid wages and penalties pursued and collected by the Illinois Department of Labor are waiting for them to claim. The addition of recovered wages to Treasurer Frerichs’ missing money site is the result of a change in the law that State Sen. Robert Peters and State Rep. Marcus C. Evans Jr. shepherded through the General Assembly last year. The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) investigates wage…

Operation Purple Heart Reunites Military Honors for a Record 12th Time Video clips link 1 (Purple Heart return): Video clips link 2 (Delbert Tuttle story): Video clips link 3 (vault, radio voiceover): Ahead of Veterans Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced he has returned a Purple Heart medal belonging to a late World War II Marine from Decatur to the veteran’s daughter. U.S. Marine Corps Private First- Class Delbert G. Tuttle earned the honor, along with the Silver Star, for wounds he suffered during the Battle…