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The Illinois State Treasury has handed back over $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 dollars waiting to be claimed and more coming in all the time, the heap of cash will continue to grow.

Because money is always being added to the fund, it's very important to check regularly, not just once. Money belonging to you could 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 asset has its own dormancy period within each state, after which state laws require the holder to hand it over to the state who will then hold it until the rightful owner steps forward to claim it.

Further, residents of Illinois might be owed unclaimed money in other states even if they've never lived in or even been to them. Items like insurance overpayments when an employer utilizes an out of state insurance company can result in found money located in other states. Issues often also come up corporations are incorporated in another state.

The bottom line is that the state of Illinois is currently holding a large amount of money that is owed to its residents who simply need to learn the proper ways to search, how often to search, and where to search. Learning these search methods from experienced funds locators in this field can greatly enhance your abilities to find your money.

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