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Nearly 140,000 people in Illinois have money in the form of an unclaimed property check waiting for them, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said in a press release last week.

According to the release, as many as 138,561 people — a “record-setting” amount — are set to receive a total of $13.2 million from Illinois’ Unclaimed Property program.

“All they have to do is cash the check,” the release said.

The recent checks, Frerichs said, are part of the latest round of the “Enhanced Money Match” program. The program allows the Treasurer’s Office to “automatically” return money to individuals without them needing to file a claim, the release said.

The vast majority of the checks in this round are for between $50 and $100, the release said.

“Returning this money to its rightful owners will help make life a little bit easier for people,” Treasurer Frerichs said in the statement. “At a time when we are all dealing with higher prices, it can …