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Seal of the State of Illinois

May 13, 2024

May 13, 2024 – West Chicago High School Students Win Financial Literacy Competition, Head to Cleveland for Nationals May 19-20

A field of yellow-green wheat, with trees and the sky taking up part of the frame

May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024 – State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Encourages Students to Submit Entries for Cream of the Crop Photo Contest by June 14

Seal of the State of Illinois

April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024 – State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Encourages Families to Save for College, Receive Free Admission to Edwardsville Children’s Museum Saturday, May 4

Seal of the State of Illinois

April 25, 2024

April 25, 2024 – Federal Government Must Allow States To Return Unpaid U.S. Savings Bonds to Owners, Many of Whom are Black or People of Color

Seal of the State of Illinois

April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024 – Treasurer Frerichs Makes $124.6 Million In Investment Earnings for State Portfolio During March

Seal of the State of Illinois

April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024 – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ Investment Returns in CY 2023 Greater Than Gaming, Lottery and Cannabis

Seal of the State of Illinois

April 16, 2024

April 16, 2024 – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Returns Nearly $20 Million to Illinois Residents in March

Seal of the State of Illinois

April 9, 2024

April 9, 2024 – State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Pushes to Reunite Residents with Unclaimed Property, Missing Money

Seal of the State of Illinois

April 2, 2024

April 2, 2024 – Treasurer Frerichs Encourages Families to Save for College, Receive Free Admission to Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum Saturday, April 6

Treasurer Frerichs stands and speaks from a podium as a man and woman stand on either side of him

March 26, 2024

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Pushes for Law Allowing Leftover College Savings Funds to Be Used for Retirement Savings

Change Would Allow 529 Rollover into Roth IRAs CHICAGO – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today urged state lawmakers to approve a bill that would allow parents who don’t use all the money in their Illinois 529 College Savings Accounts (Bright…