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Thursday, February 14, 2019
Rep. Wilhour Opposes $15 Minimum Wage Increase: Businesses Will Close, Jobs Eliminated

State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City), a member of the Labor & Commerce Committee, voted NO and opposed legislation that mandates a minimum wage of $15/hour by the year 2025….


Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Town Hall Set for Kaskaskia College – Feb. 21 @ 7pm

State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is co-hosting a town hall meeting on Thursday, February 21st at the Lifelong Learning Center at Kaskaskia College. The meeting is open to the…


Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln!

Today mark’s the 210th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. Mr. Lincoln served as a state representative during the time the Illinois State Capitol was in Vandalia. Learn more about Mr….


Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Rep. Wilhour Selected for Personnel & Pensions Committee; Personnel Code Subcommittee

Last week, State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City), a member of the Personnel & Pensions Committee in the Illinois House, was selected to serve on the Personnel Code Subcommittee as…


Friday, February 1, 2019
Illinois Business Prominent in Super Bowl LIII: 27 Players to Wear Helmets Made in Salem

State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is proud to announce that this Sunday twenty-seven professional players on both the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots teams will be wearing…


Friday, February 1, 2019
Rep. Blaine Wilhour Statement on Gubernatorial Executive Orders and New Rules for the IL House

State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) today is issuing the following statement on the far-left policies outlined by Gov. JB Pritzker and the hostile rules the House Democrats have enacted…