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The IL State Treasury has handed back more than $432 million since it took control of the unclaimed money program in 1999, $84 million of which was returned in 2006 alone, but with $1.4 Billion waiting to be claimed and more coming in all the time, the heap of cash will keep on growing.

Because money is constantly added to the fund, it's very important to search regularly, not just once. Money belonging to you might be added tomorrow, or next week, or next month, or depending on the type of asset in five years if that's the proper dormancy period. Each kind of property has its own dormancy period within each state, after which state laws make the holder turn it over to the state who will then hold it until the true owner steps forward to claim it.

Additionally, residents of IL might be owed unclaimed money in other states even if they've never resided in or even been to them. Items like insurance overpayments when an employer uses an out of state insurance company can cause found money to wind up in other states. Also, issues often arise when corporations are incorporated in another state.

The bottom line is that the state of IL is currently home to a massive amount of money that belongs to its residents who simply need to learn the proper ways to search, where to search, and how often to search. Learning these search methods from experienced funds locators in this field can greatly enhance your abilities to track down your money.

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