We're told there is gold in all 50 states. And although most of us imagine striking it rich with the mother lode of gold nuggets, the prospectors who invited us for the hunt know better.

An estimated one-in-four adults in Illinois who search the state’s unclaimed property website, also known as iCash, find missing money that should be returned to them. The average claim is $1,000.

In 2016, gold began to tick up. March of that year saw a positive 5.6 percent year-over-year gain. A few months later, Illinois real estate posted one of its best quarters of the decade, with ...

Collectible coins, jewelry and basketball-related memorabilia are among hundreds of unclaimed property items to be auctioned Nov. 27-Dec. 1, according to a news release from Illinois State Treasurer ...