CHICAGO – The residents of Illinois will obtain surprise checks in their mailboxes this summer in the context of the efforts of the State to return unqualled money.
What we know:
The Illinois state treasurer’s office sends $ 45 million to nearly $ 600,000 as part of its improved money match program.
The initiative uses existing data to identify people due to un requained properties and send them checks automatically – eliminating the usual documents.
“The first thing we say to people is the following – the money belongs to you, the check is real, and it is not a scam,” said the treasurer of the state Michael Frerichs on Wednesday. “The second thing we tell them is to take the check! Who couldn’t use some additional pocket money this summer?”
Most checks are $ 50 or less, but some residents have several complaints that correspond to higher amounts.
The Bureau of Rries started to send notification letters at the end of June, the checks that continued to arrive throughout the summer.
By figures:
Since the start of the improved money games program in 2018, Illinois has returned more than $ 130 million to more than 870,000 people.
What you can do:
To check the money not claimed, search for the state database in www.illinoistersure.gov/icash.
The source: The information of this article was provided by the treasurer of the state of Illinois, Michael Rripichs.
