November 2025

A group of people watch as Treasurer Frerichs presents a Purple Heart to Patty Knies, whose late uncle earned it

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs Returns WW II Purple Heart Medal to Family of Late Veteran at Ceremony in Oak Lawn Ahead of Veterans Day

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…

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Treasurer Michael Frerichs Statement on the $1.5 Billion Transit Package Approved by the Illinois General Assembly

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…

Read MoreTreasurer Michael Frerichs Statement on the $1.5 Billion Transit Package Approved by the Illinois General Assembly