News Releases About ICash Unclaimed Property

SPRINGFIELD — Silver bars, commemorative coins, stamps, and jewelry are among the 9,500 items worth $76 thousand to be auctioned online June 22-26, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. “Our unclaimed property team works hard to return valuables to their rightful owners. If the property goes unclaimed for 10 years, the items are auctioned to make room for incoming unclaimed items,” Frerichs said. Other auction items include vintage cards of Stan Musial, Elvis Presley, and Elizabeth Taylor. Baseball Digest magazines with covers of Billy Williams, Johnny Bench, and Brooks Robinson…

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office is searching for tens of thousands of Northern Illinois residents who have unclaimed property. Through the I-Cash program, the treasurer’s office safeguards more than $2.1 billion in unclaimed property belonging to millions of Illinois residents. Hundreds of thousands of new properties have been reported in recent months, including lost bank accounts, insurance policy proceeds, and utility refunds. Those new reports bring the total available to be claimed by residents of Boone, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago counties to $34,564,343 from 190,076 properties as of…

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office is searching for tens of thousands of Metro-East residents who have unclaimed property. Through the I-Cash program, the treasurer’s office safeguards more than $2.1 billion in unclaimed property belonging to millions of Illinois residents. Hundreds of thousands of new properties have been reported in recent months, including lost bank accounts, insurance policy proceeds, and utility refunds. Those new reports bring the total available to be claimed by residents of Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties to $59,459,205 from 290,977 properties as of…

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Treasurer online auction took in $92,653, eclipsing the anticipated amount of $60,425. “Our auctions occur after the items have not been claimed after a 10-year search,” Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said. “It is exciting to know these valuables will bring enjoyment to so many people after so many years.” Commemorative coins, jewelry, baseball cards and comic books were among the 16,200 items auctioned between March 16 and March 20. More information about unclaimed property: ICash . Following best practices, individual auction items were appraised by…

SPRINGFIELD — Commemorative coins, jewelry, and comic books are among the thousands of items being offered for the online auction hosted by the Illinois Treasurer’s Unclaimed Property Division. The online unclaimed property auction is set to begin on Monday, March 16 at 10 a.m. and will begin closing at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 20. Those interested can preview the items at “The auction will include 16,200 pieces of unclaimed property,” Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said. “Our unclaimed property team works hard to return valuables to their rightful owners. If…