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Michael W. Frerichs

People in Illinois may have an estimated $1 billion in unclaimed savings bonds. Illinois needs the power to include information on these bonds in its I-Cash site, the state’s unclaimed property database.
In Illinois, some right-wing groups want to ban in vitro fertilization. Because of these zealots, in January our governor and state lawmakers enacted a law protecting people’s decisions to use IVF to have children.
State law now requires most small businesses to offer a retirement savings plan option. The deadline for the Illinois Secure Choice program is Nov. 1.
ABLE accounts are savings and investment tools that allow people with disabilities to save for qualified disability expenses.