Cash Dash searches for rightful owner of money

Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias' office wants to return lost, forgotten and abandoned funds to their rightful owners.

The Cash Dash program reunites Illinois residents with hidden wealth legally known as "unclaimed property." Cash Dash searches on the state's online database to see if you are owed any money. This wealth can be anything from long-lost bank accounts to entire estates that never made it to the right person.

The Treauser's office is hlding $1.4 nillion in unclaimed property for 10.2 million residents and businesses. The cash Dash program wants to give it all back.

Sherri Lomas, an Illinois resident, found out she wasnt owed any money but two of her family members, her brother and grandfather, had unclaimed funds.

"Cash Dash is free and easy to use, and the chance that you are on the list is greater than you might think," Giannoulias said. "If you find your name, you could end up with some extra spending money."

Go to www.treasurer.il.gov and follow the Cash Dash link to see if you might be owed funds.