The newly reorganized Lake County Tea Party has received a permit for its inaugural event, a Tea Party rally in Libertyville's Cook Park, in downtown Libertyville, IL:
The summer experience in downtown Libertyville will include a new type of party in Cook Park.(Pioneer Press also has the story.)
A reconstituted Lake County tea party has received village permission to host a "family friendly" voter education event from 1 to 4 p.m. July 5.
Modeled after events held in Palatine the past two years, the nonpartisan organization hopes to draw 200 to 300 people for speeches by area political figures, according to Chairman Lennie Jarratt.
It also will have "respectful protest signs and people waving flags," he informed the village in a request for a permit.
Jarratt, a website designer from Round Lake Beach, said the village was a natural selection because of its central location and motto: "The Spirit of Independence."
"Libertyville was the perfect place to do a tea party," Jarratt said. "Just the name, the whole freedom movement."
Village code requires that any public meeting, concert or public entertainment within the park system be approved by the mayor and village board. Groups in excess of 25 people using the park must also obtain a permit.
The village board on Tuesday unanimously approved the request...
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran, the only confirmed speaker so far, said Wednesday the gathering should be educational, particularly regarding fiscal issues.
"If we're not the most fiscally irresponsible state in the U.S. we're in the top three," he said...
The idea of a Lake County tea party chapter took root last fall but stalled, according to Jarratt.
"We're finally reconstituting it and getting it going again," he said. "Everybody is tired of taxation."
Directors of the Lake County chapter are not new to the public spotlight.
They include: Michael Carbone, a District 46 school board member who is working on getting more documents on the district's website; Paul Mitchell, who in February lost to state Rep. Sandy Cole in the House District 62 Republican primary election; and Peter Karlovics, a Gurnee activist.
As of this date, we have several more confirmed speakers:
- David Schippers, lead counsel on the Clinton impeachment hearings and trial
- Lake County Sherriff Mark Curran
- Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler
- Maria Rodriguez, Executive Director, For The Good of Illinois
- Tea Party board members Michael Carbone and Paul Mitchell
With more coming soon!
Organizations interested in sponsoring a booth may contact me directly.
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