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Illinois state Treasurer Dan Rutherford says his office has returned nearly $30 million in previously unclaimed property to 15,000 owners in the first three months of 2014.

The Associated Press asked candidates how they would explain to voters why they are running for Illinois governor if they had to sum it up in a 140-character Tweet. Here are the responses:

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Sen. Kirk Dillard wants to read pension-reform legislation before deciding whether to support it. Lawmakers could be asked to vote as early as Tuesday.

Illinois treasurer Dan Rutherford is trying to reunite veterans and their families with lost military medals, ribbons, dog tags and paperwork that was left in unclaimed safe-deposit boxes.

Dan Rutherford will attend a "Meet the Candidate" luncheon at Spring Lake Country Club on November 13. Rutherford is the current Illinois State Treasurer, and is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2014 gubernatorial election.

Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford has officially announced he's running for the Republican nomination in the 2014 governor's race.