Illinois State Treasurer’s Office News Releases

CHICAGO — Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today hosted a celebration to highlight the achievements of community leaders during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year’s theme for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is “Advancing Leaders Through Innovation.” The event, which was held at the state government building at 555 W. Monroe St., honored 10 people for their contributions to their communities: restaurant owners, a chamber of commerce leader, an immigrant rights advocate, a medical school dean, an appellate justice, a labor leader, a sports journalist, and arts and cultural…

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned more than $20.6 million to Illinois residents during April through the state’s missing money program called I-Cash. The total includes nearly $19.7 million in cash and interest and nearly $955,000 in stock value. All told, the State Treasurer’s Office returned missing money to 16,622 people in April. “Putting money back in people’s pockets helps families and our state’s economy,” Frerichs said. “We are happy to return the money to its rightful owners, who can decide how best to use it.” So far…

SPRINGFIELD — A team of students from Community High School in West Chicago is headed to the National Personal Finance Challenge in Cleveland on May 19-20 after winning a state competition sponsored by the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Economic Education and Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ Office. West Chicago students Arely Jacobo, Lucas Brown, Lauren Sikma and Dana Tomasevic emerged victorious in a contest that provided students with an opportunity to build, apply, and demonstrate their knowledge in areas like earning income, spending, saving, managing credit, investing, and…