Escheat means the reversion or forfeiture of property to the state of Illinois, when there is no individual competent to inherit or claim the property  If s decedent dies without a surviving spouse, descendants, or known kindred, the real estate escheats to the county where it is located, and personal property escheats to the state of Illinois, to be delivered to the State Treasurer.   Escheats are not favored by law, and any doubts as to whether property is subject to escheat is resolved against the state of Illinois.   7