Illinois State Treasurer’s Office News Releases

July 25, 2017 — Drug distributor McKesson Corp. must police itself to address the heroin and opioid epidemic or face financial consequences in their stock prices, state treasurers from Illinois , Pennsylvania and West Virginia said today. In a letter sent to McKesson leadership as it prepares to hold its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, the treasurers urged the drug distributor to take steps to stem the heroin and opioid epidemic. Should no action be taken, each treasurer’s office would re- evaluate its financial position in the San Francisco-based company…

CHICAGO — A signed 1983 Ryne Sandberg baseball card, Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair souvenir medallions, a Hohner 6 sided “paddle wheel” harmonica, and Spanish shipwreck coins from the 1622 shipwreck of the Atocha are among thousands of unclaimed property items worth $113,500 to be auctioned live on August 19 on the Lincoln Stage at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. “We are excited to bring the unclaimed property auction back to the Illinois State Fair to give the public another opportunity to bid on rare, valuable items,” Frerichs said. “To…