State Representative Blaine Wilhour is warning area residents to brace for higher taxes and increased spending with the passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget. Wilhour said, “The $40 billion…

On 6 June 1944 – ‘D–Day‘ – Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. Codenamed Operation ‘Overlord’, the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy…

State Representative Blaine Wilhour stood with the Illinois taxpayers today and voted NO to change the flat tax system to a graduated tax plan. The graduated income tax proposal being…

State Representative Blaine Wilhour joins other legislators from south Central Illinois to point out the negative impact of the governor’s graduated tax plan on Illinois family businesses.

With just fourteen days left in the legislative session, Rep. Blaine Wilhour rose to address his colleagues in the Illinois House concerning taxes in the state. His comments follow: I…

Thank you to Jeff Pryor and the entire contingency of J&J Ventures staff who traveled to the State Capitol today to fight the proposed tax increase on video gaming. and…

State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) announced today he is co-sponsoring House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment (HJRCA) 34 to require a supermajority in the legislature to raise income taxes in…

Kaskaskia College recently dedicated the new Veterans Center just off the main Student Center on the main campus in Centralia. “Thank you to Kaskaskia College President George Evans and the…

This week the Illinois General Assembly passed House Resolution 319 to honor the KC blue Devils Men’s Basketball Team for their outstanding season. A portion of the resolution reads: WHEREAS,…

State Representative Blaine Wilhour reported that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has announced that Centralia Junior High is on the list to receive a grant for $1,755 for…