Illinois government

All this week, the office of the Illinois State Treasurer will be offering up literally hundreds and hundreds of unclaimed items in an online auction. There won't be piles of cash and gold bars being sold, but there are plenty of items at good prices that you might be interested in.

Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, and Utah all have made the move to digital driver's licenses (DDL) over the past few years, and even more states are looking into or seriously considering doing it, too. Here's where the state of Illinois stands on the issue currently.

Illinois owes $73 billion in retiree health insurance benefits for state workers, yet doesn't have any money set aside to pay for it.