Geneva Sun columnist on Apr 15 Tea Party

Columnist Jeff Ward of the Geneva Sun offers his view of the April 15 Tea Party. Feel free to sign in and let him know what you think.
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Adam Andrzejewski at Geneva Tea Party

Here's a video of Adam Andrzejewski, Republican candidate for governor, speaking at the Kane Co. Tax Day Tea Party. To learn more about Adam, visit adamforillinois.com.

To see the video, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPBIT-1O3Ko

Mill Creek Times photos, comments on Tea Party

Mill Creek Times is a website covering news and nature in Mill Creek but also has a lot of information and commentary on local politics, school districts, etc. It's always interesting. Someone posted photos from the tea party on the site and there have also been some comments on the event.

See it here: http://millcreektimes.com/?p=365

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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Daily Herald Tea Party Pictures

Photos by Laura Stoecker, Daily Herald

State Senator Chris Lauzen speaks at the Kane County Taxpayer Tea Party on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center in Geneva on Wednesday.















Evan Gulstine of St. Charles joined in the Kane County Taxpayer Tea Party event on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center in Geneva on Wednesday.











Keeley Sherman, 11, of St. Charles totes a sign about her college fund going broke while protesting along Route 31 in Geneva at the Kane County Taxpayer Tea Party on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center in Geneva.













From left to right, Sheila Kintop of North Aurora, her daughter Kelly Kintop of Bolingbrook and Kim Smoot of Aurora shout out "Show me the money!"at the Kane County Taxpayer Tea Party event.

Daily Herald Tea Party Article

Protesters across the suburbs
say 'No' to taxes

By Joseph Ryan | Daily Herald Staff

At the start of his populist, political career, Pat Quinn motivated angry taxpayers in 1978 to send tea bags to lawmakers and the governor to protest government pay hikes.

On Wednesday, the Democratic governor faced the wrath of the tea bag protest himself as hundreds turned out across the state in connection with a nationwide rally largely focused against President Barack Obama, but that also took aim at Quinn's proposed income tax hike.

Some gatherings in the nationwide tea-party protests were small, such as one in Elk Grove Village that attracted about a dozen, while others drew considerably larger crowds, such as in Naperville where more than 100 people rallied.

The protests were scattered across the suburbs, including Batavia and Algonquin, as well as downtown Chicago, where several hundred people rallied, and Springfield, where more than 400 attended.

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Kane Co Chronicle Tea Party Article

'Tea party' displays objections to gov't spending

By KATE THAYER - kthayer@kcchronicle.com

GENEVA – Lois and Tony Sell of St. Charles are cutting back on spending at home, but wonder why the government doesn't seem to be doing the same.

Their concerns were shared by others who attended the "Kane County Taxpayer Tea Party," on Wednesday in front of the Government Center in Geneva. The rally – one of many events planned by Republican groups across the nation – drew about 100 people.

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http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2009/04/15/42803691/index.xml