Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Louisville)
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Recent News About Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Louisville)
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Wilhour on $5 billion in dysfunction, fraudulent IDES Covid payments: ‘Mismanagement and failures of the Pritzker Administration’
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) criticized the Pritzker Administration's management and performance, citing the findings of an IDES audit that highlighted the costly consequences of mismanagement and failures.
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Illinois state representative on trans high school athletes: 'We need to, as a society, come to our senses'
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Louisville) has spoken out against President Joe Biden's plans to change Title IX rules to block states from preventing boys from playing girls' sports, saying the effort would make athletics unfair.
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Wilhour: ‘Who's robbing these people of opportunities?’
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) and the Illinois Freedom Caucus are slamming Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson over his comments regarding mob violence in Chicago.
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Illinois' Wilhour on bill prohibiting police from using marijuana odor as probable cause: 'Stop complicating police work and let our officers do their job'
Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is criticizing Democratic state senators for passing a measure that would prohibit police officers from using the smell of marijuana as the sole probable cause to search a vehicle or its passengers.
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Wilhour: ‘We don’t need to complicate our electoral process even more than it already is’
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is opposed to legislation that would create ranked-choice voting statewide.
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Illinois' Wilhour calls Amendment 1 'a blatant power grab'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is vehemently opposed to Illinois Amendment 1, calling it “a blatant power grab by special interest groups that are already too powerful.”
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Wilhour: 'How can you say you are fighting for women if you can’t or won’t define a woman?'
Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) reposted a video from Breakthrough Ideas in which he questions Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Collinsville) on a resolution that would reaffirm the state's commitment to equal rights.
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Jacobs receives endorsement from Wilhour: 'I am proud to have the support of my good friend and fellow Southern Illinois Republican State Representative Blaine Wilhour'
Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) has thrown his support behind Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) who wants to represent the 118th district for another term in the state House.
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Wilhour on Illinois Taxes: 'We need to reduce spending so that we can lower the tax burden in Illinois'
Blaine Wilhour, candidate for state representative in the 101st District, recently gave his opinion on the issue of high taxes in Illinois.
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Wilhour: 'We do not need more laws. We need better enforcement of the laws we have'
In the wake of the 2019 mass shooting in Aurora, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker sought to reform the firearm owner’s identification or FOID card process. But the alleged Highland Park shooter was issued a card despite threatening to “kill everyone” in his family, which prompted Highland Park police to issue a clear and present danger report with the Illinois State Police.
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Illinois state representative: 'This is not what kids should be learning in the classroom'
Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) discussed his opposition to Senate Bill 818 in an interview with the South Central Reporter.
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Wilhour: 'Inflation is a TAX INCREASE-especially on working class folks'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, told his constituents to blame Democratic lawmakers for the high cost of groceries and fuel.
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Wilhour responds to businesses leaving Illinois: 'There's no stability and nothing to build on'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Shelbyville) expressed his disappointment with job creators, who he said no longer believe in Illinois.
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Wilhour: 'Last night, the people resoundingly took back the Republican Party'
Rep. Blaine Wilhour congratulated Darren Bailey for Governor.
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'We are done with that': Wilhour endorses Bailey for Illinois governor, criticizes Democrats
Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, in a June 11 Facebook post endorsed State Sen. Darren Bailey for governor.
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Wilhour: 'God bless the parents who have risen up to defend the rights and best interests of their kids'
In a May 17 Facebook post, Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) praised parents who speak out for their kids.
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Wilhour: ‘There is no logic to the continued masking of kids’
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is slamming schools that would continue to force make children.
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Wilhour: ‘Sexualizing young kids is perverted and wrong’
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is opposing House Majority Leader Greg Harris’ (D-Chicago) criticism of a Florida bill disallowing public schools from discussing sexual orientation with young children.
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Effingham judge issues temporary restraining order against ISBE in what Wilhour celebrates as 'major precedent'
An Effingham County judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order against the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) regarding its mask mandates.
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Wilhour on legislation: 'There is so much wrong with this Green New Deal energy bill'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) has no shortage of reasons why he is opposed to the clean energy bill recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.