By: Diane Benjamin The first joke is companies send your refund directly to Michael Frerichs ICASH site without every trying to send it directly to you. It is probably spite for canceling service. Check the site and see if it happened to you: https://icash.illinoistreasurer.gov/ Unless the person listed is deceased, getting that money back is […]
By: Diane Benjamin Illinois State Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs sent an email yesterday. He went into a long diatribe about a bike accident he had as a kid that ended with requiring the removal of his spleen. The point of his story is people need to ask for help when they need it. He was […]
By: Diane Benjamin Check this website to see if you have unclaimed money: https://icash.illinoistreasurer.gov/ Claiming it is not easy in most cases. Just entering information usually isn’t enough. At least now documents they email to you can now be uploaded via the website. The treasurer’s office used to want you to get them notarized and […]
By: Diane Benjamin Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs needs new authority to fine any business that sends your money to the State instead of refunding it directly to you. Years ago we subscribed to the Sunday only Pantagraph. After only getting delivery occasionally I cancelled delivery and requested a refund. I remember being told it would […]
By: Diane Benjamin h/t a reader If you haven’t checked the Illinois Treasurer’s Unclaimed Property site, you should. Some of what I found look like it’s now too easy for businesses just to send funds to the State instead of spending a little time getting a good address. Search here: https://icash.illinoistreasurer.gov/app/claim-search Local businesses need to […]
