As part of Manufacturing Month during October in Illinois, a tour of local Vandalia company, OctoChem Inc., was provided to local elected officials and staff on Tuesday. The morning was…

Guest Column: Effingham Daily News 10-3-2021 Leave it to Illinois to do the impossible. Only in Illinois could a group of virtue-signaling politicians pass a bill believing they are single-handedly…

State Representative Bliane Wilhour (107th District) was the co-host legislator with State Senator Jason Plummer on Saturday, September 11, 2021 to remember the victims and the first responders of the…

State Representatives Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) recently presented a certificate from the Illinois House of Representatives to Cole Tarkington of Vandalia for earning his Eagle Scout designation. “To earn the…

UPDATED Beginning today, the following IDES offices open for in-person services in or close to our area include: Effingham | 2311 Hoffman Drive Springfield | 1300 South 9th Street The…

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is looking for qualified individuals to apply for seasonal positions to help with snow and ice removal across the state through its annual “snowbird”…

State Representatives Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) on Tuesday toured the Country Bob’s, Inc. sauce facility in Centralia. Most of the employees currently working at the facility are from the Salem…

State Representatives Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is very critical of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s latest executive order to mandate that all children must wear face coverings all day, every day…

State Representative Blaine Wilhour is reminding everyone that this weekend is the Heritage Days at the American Farm Heritage Museum located in Greenville right off of Interstate 70. Agriculture is…