Geneva Republican Tea Party Article

‘Tea Party’ draws large crowd in Kane County

By Dan Petrella, dpetrella@mysuburbanlife.com

Suburban Life Publications

Wed Apr 15, 2009, 10:09 PM CDT

Geneva, IL -

An angry crowd — including one man wielding an actual pitchfork — gathered outside the Kane County Government Center in Geneva on Tax Day to protest what those assembled see as runaway government spending.

The “Taxpayer Tea Party,” which drew about 200 people, was hosted by the Conservative Catholic Women’s League of Kane County. It was held in conjunction the events across the country that were designed to “stand up against bailouts, wasteful spending, increased taxes and giveaways that reward bad behavior,” organizers said.

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