Illinois State Representative Blaine Wilhour
Recent News About Illinois State Representative Blaine Wilhour
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New survey tells Rep. Wilhour that voters have finally had enough of corruption in government
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) breathes a sigh of relief at the thought that voters across the state seem to be making a critical connection that may just help turn things around in November.
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Wilhour to introduce reform package empowering LIG to act as a 'real watchdog'
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R- Beecher City) believes the legislative inspector general (LIG) post in Springfield operates just the way many lawmakers intended.
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Pritzker 'blowing his chance' to put constituents ahead of special interests, says Rep. Wilhour
For Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City), at least one thing became perfectly clear during Gov. J.B. Pritzker's State of the State address last week in Springfield.
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Democrats' desire 'to keep the status quo' is what ails state's stalled economy, Rep. Wilhour says
State House Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) admits to feeling envious of neighboring states and what they’ve done to get their fiscal houses in order as opposed to Illinois’ futile tax-and-spend approach.
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Impeachment 'nonsense' will be Democrats' undoing in 2020, Rep. Wilhour predicts
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) argues that there is no mystery as to why Democrats are all of sudden slow-walking their impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.
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More taxes in the New Year will only dig us deeper in the hole, Rep. Wilhour cautions
Illinois House Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) wonders how some of his legislative colleagues in Springfield are among the only people in the state who fail to see the perils of their tax-and-spend policies.
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Republicans call for special session on ethics reform
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) took part in a a press conference Wednesday to urge Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to call for a special session devoted to ethics reform legislation, rather than wait six weeks for the start of the next scheduled session.
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The New Year cannot arrive fast enough for Rep. Wilhour, who anticipates some new faces in government
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is hopeful that the end of state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s tenure (D-Chicago) will symbolically mark a new beginning in Springfield.
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Influence peddling, special-interest groups at the heart of Illinois' poor business climate, Rep. Wilhour says
The state of Illinois now ranks as the third most regulated state in the U.S., and one Downstate lawmaker thinks that only tells part of the story.
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Rebuilding the culture in Springfield includes changing the people in charge, Rep. Wilhour says
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) concedes that bringing ethics reform to Springfield is an uphill battle, and will remain so until some other changes can occur.
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California's 'wealth exodus' a forecast for Illinois, Rep. Wilhour cautions
Illinois House Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher) needs voters' help in creating much-needed change in state government.
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Rep. Wilhour helps initiate bill to fight the high cost of Illinois' 'corruption tax'
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is sounding the alarm about the level of corruption in Springfield.
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Rep. Wilhour not surprised to see Pritzker's public support on the decline
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is convinced that Gov. J.B. Pritzker will ultimately pay a price for his increasingly liberal policies.
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Rep. Wilhour supports Illinois red light-camera ban in wake of Sandoval corruption probe
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is as concerned about road safety as anyone, which is why he’s never been a fan of the state’s red-light camera system.
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Politicians' greed at the root of pension crisis, exorbitant tax rates and outmigration, Rep. Wilhour says
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) says the reason people are fleeing the state in record numbers is quite simple.
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Rep. Wilhour assigned to gun violence task force
First-term Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) has been named to a House task force charged with looking for ways to curb the state’s rising gun violence problem.
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'Too much power in one party breeds corruption,' Rep. Wilhour says after another Democrat is raided
Illinois freshmen state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) says the escalating federal corruption probe into numerous Democratic Illinois politicians screams for change in Springfield.
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Illinois' broken pension system has state trapped in a fiscal limbo, Rep. Wilhour says
Illinois House Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) wonders how the state's fiscal woes can ever improve as long as the specter of a broken pension system hangs over Springfield like a dark cloud.
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Chief Justice Burke's election 'sends an appalling message,' Rep. Wilhour says
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour’s (R-Effingham) frustration is apparent upon hearing the news that the wife of recently indicted Chicago Ald. Ed Burke now holds the position of Illinois’ most powerful judge.
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Stakes are high for an accurate 2020 Census count, Rep. Wilhour says
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) does not want to leave a single stone unturned with regard to the state's crucial 2020 U.S. Census count.