South Central Reporter

Illinois State Rep. and GOP hopeful for state lieutenant governor Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) recently took to social media to discuss her current campaign efforts.

Bourne is running with Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin; the two have been meeting with business leaders across the state to discuss concerns.

"We met with business leaders across the state over the last week, and yesterday we hosted a business town hall with National SoftWash Inc., CertaPro Painters and Bart Construction in Plainfield," Bourne wrote in a June 23 Facebook post. "It's no secret that Illinois is not a business friendly state under the Pritzker Administration. Richard and I will bring businesses back and retain businesses by cutting taxes, cutting red tape, and making Illinois safe."

In another Facebook post on the same day, Bourne described a visit with another business.

"We had an amazing time at MacLean-Fogg in Mundelein," Bourne wrote. "It is an impressive facility and I loved meeting the workers, learning what they do, and answering their questions. We talked about our plan to end crime and cut taxes. MacLean-Fogg employs thousands of people, supporting so many Mundelein families. Let's keep them in IL!"

The Irvin/Bourne campaign recently celebrated a win in a Lake County straw poll, according to the South Central Reporter.

"Today, Richard and I won the Lake County GOP 2022 straw poll," Bourne said. "Thank you so much to the Lake County GOP for hosting us - from top to bottom, our #TakeItBack movement is strong in Illinois.”

Bourne also spoke about what she feels is wrong with the 2022-2023 budget, as reported by Metro East Sun. 

"It's full of countless one-time election-year gimmicks and new spending programs in an attempt to win over voters," Bourne said. "There's not a single permanent solution to our financial issues. Let's take our state back from this nonsense."