(Part 1 of 2)

In May of 2007, Illinois State Treasurer State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias stated that the state's "Cash Dash" program is holding nearly $1.4 Billion in Illinois unclaimed money. The only thing standing between the cash and its rightful owners is the knowledge that it's out there and the ability to find it.

Sadly beyond just Illinois, state treasury departments across the country continue to take in more unclaimed property each year than they hand back to the citizens. Because everyone believes in the old "if it's too good to be true" saying, the majority of people refuse to believe that there are truly tens of billions of dollars that can be claimed across the country. Even for those few who have come to accept the truth about unclaimed assets, the best way to find these monies eludes them most of the time.

The Prairie is State is one of only a few states that holds over 1 billion dollars on its own, which means if you're a resident of Illinois then you have even greater odds of locating a claim in your name, especially when you factor in that the state has less than 13 million people and there are more than 10 million names on the state's Illinois list.

(to be continued)

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In brief (The News-Star)
Louisiana residents who need a little extra jingle in their pockets this Christmas may have an unexpected surprise waiting for them in the State Treasury, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy. The State Treasury currently has more than $437 million in unclaimed funds including payroll checks, old bank accounts, royalties, utility deposits, interest payments, stock certificates and life …

Unclaimed refunds await residents (New Canaan Advertiser)
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 256 Fairfield County taxpayers, four from New Canaan, who may claim their share of undelivered refund checks totaling about $217,000.

Unclaimed Property Could Provide Extra Cash This Christmas (KATC 3 Lafayette)
BATON ROUGE, LA – The holiday season is upon us, and Louisiana residents who need a little extra jingle in their pockets this Christmas may have an unexpected surprise waiting for them in the State Treasury, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy. "The holidays can be rough for Louisiana families who are struggling to make ends meet in today's economy," said Treasurer Kennedy. "Every little …