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Friday, March 13, 2020
Rep. Wilhour Talks with Altamont Students

On Wednesday, Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) met with Altamont Grade School students on Monday. The two 4th Grade classes of Ms. Kacy Perry and Ms. Mildred Cowger heard from…


Thursday, March 5, 2020
Rep. Wilhour Honors Shirley Hall at IL Capitol: 79 Years with American Legion Auxiliary

On Wednesday, Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) rose on the House Floor to offer House Resolution 766 (full text of the resolution at ilga.gov) for consideration to honor Shirley Ann…


Thursday, March 5, 2020
Rep. Wilhour Welcomes Ramsey Christian Church Pastor Larry Daniel to IL House for Opening Prayer

Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) welcomed Pastor Larry Daniel of the Ramsey Christian Church to the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 to offer the opening prayer…


Monday, March 2, 2020
Ramsey Junior High Students Visit State Capitol: Rep. Wilhour Talks About the General Assembly

Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) welcomed a large group of 8th Grade students from Ramsey Junior High to the Illinois State Capitol last week. In addition to a tour of…


Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Effingham Chamber Hosts White House Advisor at Luncheon

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) joined the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce in welcoming Garrett Ziegler back home to Illinois on Friday. Ziegler, an Altamont native, is currently serving…


Monday, December 23, 2019
Rep. Wilhour Speaks at South Central Middle School: Students Learn About Constitution & State Legislature

State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) accepted an invitation from 8th grade student, Grayson Hays to speak to his school about what it’s like to be a state representative and…


Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Pension Fund Consolidation A Step In Right Direction

The following is a “Guest Column” provided by Rep. Wilhour published in the December 6, 2019 edition of the Effingham Daily News: The path to financial stability in Illinois begins…


Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Rep. Wilhour Leads Push for Special Session to Deal with Corruption in Illinois

State Representative Blaine Wilhour was joined this morning by his colleagues to request Governor Pritzker to call a Special Session of the General Assembly to specifically deal with the growing…


Friday, November 22, 2019
Rep. Wilhour Speaks to Centralia Chamber: Update from Area Legislators

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (107th District) joined Rep. Charlie Meier (108th District) and Senator Jason Plummer (54th District) for the monthly luncheon meeting of the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce….


Thursday, October 10, 2019
Rep. Wilhour Applauds President Trump’s Agreement to Help Farmers with Purchase of 15 Billion Gallons of Biofuels

State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is applauding the recent agreement by President Donald Trump to promote biofuels by committing to continue to promote and expand domestic ethanol and biodiesel…