“We just try to pump it back,” Topinka said. State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka initiated “Illinois Dash for Cash,” the state’s campaign to get people their money. “I don’t know (why it was there) - could have been stocks, bonds, inheritance.” “They told me Chase Manhattan Bank, out of New York,” Dugan said of the money’s source. “How could I have lost this without knowing it?” One claim alone gave him a $13,000 check. Steve Dugan, for instance, was able to claim more than $20,000. While the average payout is $400 to $600, Vatis said, there are also bigger windfalls. The unclaimed funds usually come from forgotten bank accounts, stocks, bonds, security deposits and insurance checks, Vatis reported, but sometimes, she said, even entire estates go unclaimed. “I had a deceased aunt, with a savings account (that was) never claimed,” said Fadi Zanayed. All you need is your name on the Illinois Dash For Cash website, and the state’s computers will figure out if you’re entitled to any of the unclaimed money. The Illinois Dash For Cash is the term the Illinois Treasure’s Department uses to describe their unclaimed money search website.ĬHICAGO - You say you could never lose your money? You could be surprised, NBC5’s Kim Vatis said, because according to the State Treasurer, there could be a one-in-five chance that some of the forgotten funds held by the Illinois Treasurer’s Office belong to you.
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