Illinois may hold your treasure

Cash, lots of other unclaimed property stored by Illinois
By Kari Andren
POST-DISPATCH SPRINGFIELD BUREAU  01/27/2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Locked behind a 16-ton steel door in a state Capitol basement vault lies more than $1.5 billion in unclaimed property belonging to Illinois residents.
And in today’s economy, who isn’t looking for a few bucks – or more – that [...]

Pittsburgh double feature

Today I find myself in the unusual position of actually being published in both Pittsburgh newspapers, the Tribune-Review AND the Post-Gazette.  Here is my story from Obama’s speech here in Springfield yesterday for the T-R and click “Read More” to see my final story from my summer internship, a look at the state treasurer’s race [...]