Politics & Government
Illinois Treasurer Tries To Connect People With Lost Military Medals
"We find almost all of them in safe deposit boxes," State Treasuruer Michael Frerichs said. "These are things that people really value."
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office needs your help reuniting military honors with the people who earned them. This Memorial Day with the pandemic not over, parades are canceled — or if happening, not as lavish. But one Memorial Day commitment that’s unchanging is the Treasurer’s hunt. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, that is. Every year, his office sends out a statewide media alert to find the owners of unclaimed property with an extra special push to find people who’ve lost their military medals.
“We find almost all of them in safe deposit boxes,” Frerichs said. “These are things that people really value. They might be worried about them being stolen or burned in a fire.”
