Treasurer Returns $226M in Unclaimed Property Last Year

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state’s unclaimed property program returned $226 million in unclaimed property to its rightful owners last year. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced last week that an estimated 174,000 claims were paid in 2020 despite a sagging economy and the strain of the  COVID-19 pandemic. The treasurer’s office controls the property when…