Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford to Host Cash Dash Tour in DuPage, Will and Southern Cook Counties in Mid-January
Office of Illinois State Treasure|Wednesday, January 11, 2012
SPRINGFIELD – Jan. 10, 2012 – Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford is encouraging DuPage, Will and Southern Cook County residents to attend one of his four Cash Dash events in the area Jan. 17 and 20 to determine if the state is holding any money or unclaimed property entitled to them.
Tuesday, Jan. 17th
Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park Rotary Luncheon, Gulliver’s Restaurant, 17 W 517 Roosevelt Road, Oakbrook Terrace
12 noon: Rutherford will hold a media availability, and speaks at the luncheon at 12:15.
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Cash Dash staff will be on site to help local residents find out if they have unclaimed property.
Lombard: Village Hall, 255 E. Wilson, Lombard
1:30 – 2 p.m.: Rutherford and Lombard Mayor William Mueller will provide remarks and hold a media availability. Rutherford will depart at 2 p.m.
11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Cash Dash staff will be on site to help local residents find out if they have unclaimed property.
Friday, Jan. 20th
Steger, Village Hall, 35 West 34th Street, Steger
1 p.m.: Rutherford and Steger Mayor Lou Sherman will provide remarks and hold a media availability. Rutherford will depart at 1:30 p.m.
12:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Cash Dash staff will be on site to help local residents find out if they have unclaimed property.
Homewood, Village Hall, 2020 Chestnut Road, Homewood
2 p.m.: Rutherford will provide a media availability, and depart at 2:30 p.m.
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Cash Dash staff will be on site to help local residents find out if they have unclaimed property.
“People are thrilled to find out they have money just waiting for them through Cash Dash,” says Rutherford. “I encourage area residents to come visit me at local Cash Dash events for assistance is locating their money or property – plus everyone should make an attempt to review our online database annually so they don’t miss out on money or valuable assets the state is holding for them.”
The treasurer’s Unclaimed Property Division has $1.5 billion in cash, plus contents from Illinois bank safety deposit boxes that have been abandoned for at least five years. The Cash Dash program helps reunite owners with their unclaimed property. On average, the Cash Dash program returns about $80 million dollars annually to owners. It’s common for people to lose track of their assets when they move or when loved ones pass away. Businesses and banks are required to turn over unclaimed accounts to the treasurer’s office.
Some examples of unclaimed property currently held by the treasurer’s office include the following:
Money in inactive savings and checking accounts
Unpaid wages or commissions
Stocks, bonds and mutual funds
Money orders and bill overpayments
Paid-up life insurance policies
Safety deposit box contents.
To find out if you have unclaimed property through Cash Dash, you can visit the treasurer’s website at www.treasurer.il.gov and follow the Cash Dash link. The website is updated weekly to reflect new properties remitted to the office. Additionally, our Cash Dash teams conduct regular outreach across the state, place twice- annual inserts in major newspapers and send direct mail to new single-owner claimants with property worth more than $100. You can contact the Unclaimed Property Division by calling 217-785-6998 or emailing info@cashdash.net.
