2025

Old baseball cards of Hank Aaron and Brooks Robinson

Chicago Bears Collectible Pins, Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron Baseball Cards, Jewelry, Coins Up for Bid at Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ Online ICash Auction

A set of 1989 Chicago Bears pins, baseball cards of Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron, collectibles from the U.S. bicentennial celebration, and a 14-karat yellow gold Omega women’s watch are just a few of the unclaimed property items being auctioned online from September 19 to September 28. “Our online auction is a great opportunity for everyone to explore and find distinctive items to keep or to give as gifts,” said Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, whose office oversees unclaimed property in Illinois. “If you’re a sports fan,…

Read MoreChicago Bears Collectible Pins, Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron Baseball Cards, Jewelry, Coins Up for Bid at Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ Online ICash Auction
Bright Start 529 College Savings logo showing a drawing of a piggy bank

Illinois Treasurer Frerichs Marks Bright Start’s 25th Anniversary with Record Growth during College Savings Month

As Bright Start 529 turns 25, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is announcing record asset growth to more than $14 billion for Illinois’s flagship 529 college savings plan. The news comes as the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office kicks off College Savings Month, which falls in September. Sponsored and launched by the State of Illinois in the year 2000, the Bright Start 529 College Savings Plan is designed for higher education savings. Treasurer Frerichs also sponsors Bright Directions, a 529 plan for families who prefer to work with a financial advisor.…

Read MoreIllinois Treasurer Frerichs Marks Bright Start’s 25th Anniversary with Record Growth during College Savings Month
Half body portrait of Illinois Treasurer smiling against a backdrop of Chicago as seen from a rooftop

Treasurer Frerichs Eclipses $5 Billion in Investment Earnings for State Portfolio

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today that he has generated more than $5 billion in investment earnings from the state portfolio during his tenure. With one month to go in the state’s Fiscal Year 2025, investment earnings are up 6.07% compared with the same 11 months of Fiscal Year 2024. “Every dollar we earn in interest for the people of Illinois is a dollar that lawmakers don’t have to raise in taxes,” Frerichs said. “We are trying to maximize earnings for our state at a time when the Trump administration…

Read MoreTreasurer Frerichs Eclipses $5 Billion in Investment Earnings for State Portfolio