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Village of Palatine Attempts to Hide Millions in Accrued Village Sick and Vacation Time Balances‏

October 6, 2011 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

Village of Palatine Attempts to Hide Millions in Accrued Village Sick and Vacation Time Balances
(Palatine, Illinois) – The Village of Palatine went out of its way to hide employee sick time and vacation time balances when we attempted to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain employee balances.

Government agencies expect taxpayers to pay their expenses, but when asked to view the data the answer is met with clear opposition. The Village tried to hide behind HIPPA law as their excuse. We then appealed the Village’s decision with the Illinois’ State Attorney and won. (click here for pdf document). Based on the 2009 W2’s, the sick time balance is approximately 9 million dollars and the vacation time balance totals approximately $687,000.
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Village of Palatine Attempts to Hide Millions in Accrued Village Sick and Vacation Time Balances‏”

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Midwest Tea Party Convention: Beck, Breitbart and You‏

July 6, 2011 by

From the Chicago Tea Party…

TEACON 2011: Midwest Tea Party Convention in the Chicago Area

Is the Tea Party Movement united and ready to influence the 2012 election? The Chicago Tea Party is very proud to be hosting an event to help educate, engage and energize tea party members from across the Midwest to prepare for 2012. We are hosting a two-day Midwest Tea Party Convention, TEACON 2011, September 30 – October 1, 2011 in Schaumburg, IL. This will be the largest tea party event in the country this fall. TEACON will feature great speakers, valuable training and interactive breakout sessions for tea party activists, conservatives, libertarians and Americans who want to make a difference in 2012.

You can learn more about the event and purchase your tickets for TEACON 2011 at www.teaconmidwest.com. The fun begins Friday night.

Andrew Breitbart, author of Righteous Indignation and publisher of BigGovernment, BigJournalism, BigPeace, BigHollywood and Breitbart.com, will take a break from saving the world to be part of our kickoff reception on Friday night. You’ll have a chance to meet Andrew during the reception in addition to hearing him speak. Conservative comedian and Fox News Contributor Steven Crowder will provide the entertainment for the evening.
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Pro-Life Group Thrown Out of Illinois July 4th Parade By Jaycees

July 2, 2011 by

-By Warner Todd Huston

Apparently, when no one was looking, the Jaycees became a pro-Infanticide group. I wonder about this because the United States Junior Chamber Jaycees has thrown the Palatine Area Catholics Respect Life Group out of the Palatine, Illinois July Fourth parade, preventing them from participating in this year’s celebration.

The Jaycees claim that they have done so because the pro-life group has an “offensive” photo on the banner they planned to carry in the procession. Following is a photo of the banner as seen on the local Patch story:

“They decided that an unborn baby is too offensive,” said Martin Kelley, co-founder of Palatine Area Catholics Respect Life. “It’s an ultrasound photo. It’s not a picture of an aborted baby.”

So, how is an ultrasound photo of an in utero infant “offensive”? This isn’t a gruesome photo of an aborted fetus like many pro-life groups use to shock viewers — if it were I might agree with the claim that it is an offensive display. This is simply a live baby in the womb captured through the wonders of modern technology.
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Introducing Schaumburg’s Sick Time Reimbursement Plan

May 21, 2011 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – The Village of Schaumburg clearly indicates in their employee handbook, which we obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, how employee sick time balances can be paid out.

Click here, to view the Village of Schaumburg Employee handbook. Review section 8-4 of the Employee handbook (Sick Time Reimbursement Plan).
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Introducing Schaumburg’s Sick Time Reimbursement Plan”

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Village of Schaumburg Attempts to Hide $17 Million in Accrued Village Sick Time Liability

May 18, 2011 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – The Village of Schaumburg went out of its way to hide employee sick time balances when we attempted to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain employee balances. Government agencies expect taxpayers to pay their expenses, but when asked to view the data the answer is met with clear opposition. The Village tried to hide behind HIPPA law as their excuse. We then appealed the Village’s decision with the Illinois’ State Attorney and won, click here.

Click here, to view Village of Schaumburg’s line-by-line employee sick time balances.
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Village of Schaumburg Attempts to Hide $17 Million in Accrued Village Sick Time Liability”

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Village of Palatine More Than Doubles $100,000+ Employee Club

March 2, 2011 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – The Village of Palatine more than doubles the number of Village employees making over six figures from 2009 to 2010. In 2009, using the Medicare wages and tips off the Village of Palatine employee W2’s 43 of 423 employees made $100,000+. In 2010, 88 of 418 employees are making $100,000+ for 2010.

For those 88 employees making $100,000+ for 2010 their average increase was 14.85%. Based on the economic conditions these increases appear questionable. These 88 employees have an average of 17 years of service with the Village of Palatine.
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Village of Palatine More Than Doubles $100,000+ Employee Club”

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Living Well on Taxpayer Funds

February 26, 2011 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Do school board members need to travel to national conferences in sunny California, stay in expensive hotels, and eat at high end restaurants in order to be well-educated board members? Dr. Chapman (currently a District 15 School Board member and former District 211 Superintendent) thinks overnight stays in $300 per night hotels in downtown Chicago are necessary.

“Part of it is convenience, part of it is the timing of the meetings,” said Chapman in 1998, as Superintendent of District 211. “The meetings start early in the morning, and in most cases, there’s some activity in the evening. The travel downtown and back seems simpler than it is.”

Somehow, tens of thousands of suburban residents, who pay taxes to support Chapman’s travel habits, manage to commute into the city every day.
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Living Well on Taxpayer Funds”

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Introducing the Village of Palatine’s Executive Leadership Program

February 12, 2011 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Introducing the Village of Palatine’s Leadership Program Brought to you by …YOU the Hardworking, Trying to Make Ends Meet, Taxpayer.

The Palatine Tea Party has discovered an Executive Leadership Program available at the Village of Palatine. This benefit program is in addition to standard benefits. The annual cost to the taxpayer is approximately $226,916 for 13 employees as the program is outlined below.
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Introducing the Village of Palatine’s Executive Leadership Program”

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Mayor Buys Clothes With City $$: Needless Expense is why they Raised Taxes in Palatine

February 9, 2011 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – The Palatine Tea Party obtained details of the Village of Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz and Councilman Aaron Del Mar buying Apparel using taxpayer dollars. We have released the supporting details including: voided check, disbursement account details, check request, invoice, and several pictures.
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Mayor Buys Clothes With City $$: Needless Expense is why they Raised Taxes in Palatine”

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The Village of Palatine Passes Its Own Cap and Trade Ordinance – Part 2

December 21, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

The Village of Palatine Passes Another Cap and Trade Ordinance

(Palatine, Illinois) – The Palatine Village Council is following in the footsteps of the Obama Administration moving his progressive agenda forward at the local level. At the Village Council Meeting on December 13, 2010 the village unanimously passed its own version of Cap and Trade Ordinance without the “trade”. This would generate additional revenue to offset the Village of Palatine’s 2011 budget shortfall.
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The Village of Palatine Passes Its Own Cap and Trade Ordinance – Part 2″

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The Village of Palatine Passes Its Own Cap and Trade Ordinance – Part 1

December 20, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – The Palatine Village Council is following in the footsteps of the Obama Administration moving his progressive agenda forward at the local level. At the Village Council Meeting on December 13, 2010 the village unanimously passed its own version of Cap and Trade Ordinance without the “trade”. This would generate an additional $900,000 to offset the Village of Palatine’s 2011 budget shortfall.

2011 Electric Utility Tax

* Electric Utility Tax – Tax based upon consumption of electricity. The taxes are collected by the utility company and remitted to the Village. Those using less electricity will pay less. This is projected to raise $900,000. Village officials see an electricity tax as a stable source of revenue even in poor economic climates.1
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Illinois is in First Place

October 25, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Illinois currently is in first place for state pension funds that will run out of money in 2018. Starting in 2019 the annual shortage in Illinois is projected to be $13.6 billion. That is a projected 32 percent of the state’s revenue going to fill a pension hole.1

Illinois is just 8 years away from exhausting its pension fund and creating a yearly multi billion dollar shortage, according to data from Joshua Ruah an associate professor of finance at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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Illinois is in First Place”

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Announcing Illinois Tea Party Radio Ads

October 22, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – The Illinois Tea Party has launched statewide radio ads and has received a substantial portion of grant money from Tea Party Patriots to assist in “Get Out The Vote” in Illinois.

On September 22, 2010 the Tea Party Patriots (TPP), the nation’s largest Tea Party organization with more than 2,800 affiliated organizations, announced that it has received a $1,000,000 commitment to fund a grant program for the purpose of growing and strengthening regional and local Tea Party Patriots affiliates across the country. Our radio ads are a direct outcome of this grant.

You can hear our radio ads on numerous radio stations throughout the State of Illinois and include: WLS, US 99, WIND, and 97.1 to name a few stations.

This radio ad is available to listen online and for download at Illinois Tea Party – 2010 “Get Out The Vote” Radio Ad

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Palatine Tea Party Challenge to the Daily Herald: Do Your Job!

October 17, 2010 by 1 Comment

From the Palatine Tea Party….

(Palatine, Illinois) – On October 14, 2010 the Palatine Tea Party was able to reach the Daily Herald writer covering the Illinois Congressional 8th district race and asked the following question.

“What is the Daily Herald doing about Representative Melissa Bean (D) not debating, not having open town halls and not answering direct questions from citizens”? Here was our answer, “We are looking into the issue.”
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Palatine Tea Party Challenge to the Daily Herald: Do Your Job!”

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Where is Waldo? Rep. Bean a No Show for Debates

October 12, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Illinois Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district will not talk with concerned citizens in the Illinois 8th district. She can not defend her votes or answer direct questions. She is hiding deep in her Bean Bunker!

On October 9th, 2010, Illinois Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district was a “No” show for a debate at the Civic Center located in Round Lake Beach. There were several questions asked to Melissa Bean’s empty table. The debate was moderated by the Mayor of Round Lake Beach.

Joe Walsh (R), Melissa Bean (D), and Green Party Candidate Bill Scheurer were all invited to debate topics on healthcare, jobs and the economy.

If you are outraged with Bean hiding and not answering direct questions, contact local media outlets and her local office (847) 517-2927 or DC (202) 225-3711 and vote her out in November!
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Where is Waldo? Rep. Bean a No Show for Debates”

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IL Congresswoman’s View on Campaign Finance Reform

October 6, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district view on campaign finance reform “A strong proponent of campaign finance reform, Melissa believes that private interest money plays too big of a role in federal elections”.

The facts do not support Bean’s view on campaign finance reform.

  • Bean’s 2010 campaign received PAC Contributions of $946,218. This amount represents 58% of Bean’s Total Raised for this election cycle.1
  • Bean’s 2008 campaign received PAC Contributions of $1,714,778. This amount represented 55% of Bean’s Total Raised for this election cycle.1
  • Bean’s 2006 campaign received PAC Contributions of $1,498,972. This amount represented 35% of Bean’s Total Raised for this election cycle.1
  • Bean’s 2004 campaign received PAC Contributions of $491,391. This amount represented 31% of Bean’s Total Raised for this election cycle.1
  • Bean’s 2002 campaign received PAC Contributions of $106,780. This amount represented 32% of Bean’s Total Raised for this election cycle.1

If you are outraged with Bean’s view on campaign finance reform, contact her local office (847) 517-2927 or DC (202) 225-3711 and vote her out in November!

1 opensecrets, as of 10/1/2010

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Illinois Congresswoman’s Out of Control Spending Spree

October 5, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district has been on an out of control spending spree since going to Washington. Federal spending has gone insane, bursting all historical bounds, since the Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007.

Here is what Melissa Bean (D) said when she ran for Congress in 2002, “my primary tactic to reach a balanced budget would be cutting wasteful spending”. 1

Here is what Melissa Bean (D) said when she ran for Congress in 2004, “In the area of the budget, Bean wants to re-establish pay-as-you-go rules requiring tax cuts or spending increases to be covered in current budgets. She also wants to cap growth in pork barrel spending.” 2
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Illinois Congresswoman MOCKS the Tea Party

October 1, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district MOCKS the Tea Party. Bean said the following to the Daily Herald on February 19, 2010.

As for the tea party rallies and organizations, Bean bristled at calling it a “movement”. 1

Bean went on to mention Obama’s inauguration, “I remember being on the (National Mall), there being 1 million people for the inauguration. That is a movement, Bean said. I don’t see a comparison.”1
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IL Congresswoman Opposes Tax Increases, But Is Against Bush Tax Cuts

September 24, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district opposes tax increases, but is against Bush tax cuts if she were elected to Congress. Here is what she said when she ran against Crane.

Bean said, “Crane has argued he did his part to foster job growth by supporting President Bush’s two tax cuts. Bean said she would have voted against those tax cuts because they did not provide enough tax incentives for small businesses to create new jobs.”1

Bean also said, “I oppose raising personal income tax rates…”2
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IL Congresswoman – ‘Financial Support To The UN’

September 18, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district believes “the United States should maintain its financial support of the United Nations”.*

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reported that the U.S. provided $6.347 billion to the U.N. system in FY 2009, including over $4 billion from the State Department, over $1.7 billion from US AID, over $245 million from the Department of Agriculture, and tens of millions more from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Energy.***

This is an all-time record in U.S. financial contributions to the U.N. system but, considering recent budget trends in the U.N., the record is likely to be broken in FY 2010.

Where is the Common Sense?
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IL Congresswoman – ‘Financial Support To The UN’”

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Third Way Expert Sam Hodas

August 9, 2010 by

More of a multi-part series from the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Sam Hodas worked for Congresswoman Melissa Bean’s staff from 2007-2009 as a legislative assistant and a constituent services representative. He went to work for Third Way in late 2009 where he currently is a Policy Advisor for Third Way’s Clean Energy Initiative. Bean voted YES for Cap and Trade on 06/26/2009.
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Third Way Expert Sam Hodas”

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(Ill. Congresswoman) Bean’s Crime Inc: Last Post On Third Way

July 29, 2010 by

The last part of a multi-part series from the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Congresswoman Melissa Bean is one of the Honorary Co-Chairs of the Third Way Foundation, formerly known as the Progressive Foundation.

The National Security Program

Third Way is helping develop a new moderate approach on national security that is tough and smart. We reject the recklessness of the neoconservative worldview and believe that America can be both resolute in battling our enemies and open and cooperative in seeking solutions to global problems. We develop policy ideas on the major securityissues and we offer framing strategies to help progressives most effectively communicate about these issues.*
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(Ill. Congresswoman) Bean’s Crime Inc: Last Post On Third Way”

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(Ill. Congresswoman) Bean’s Crime Inc: More On What Third Way Does

July 26, 2010 by

A multi-part series from the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Congresswoman Melissa Bean is one of the Honorary Co-Chairs of the Third Way Foundation, formerly known as the Progressive Foundation.

Culture Program

Third Way is designing a 21st century cultural agenda that adheres to progressive principles and resonates with moderate Americans. Our aim is to strengthen American communities and families. We develop fresh policy ideas and messaging that provide common ground approaches on cultural issues like abortion, gay equality, faith, family, guns, crime, and immigration.*
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(Ill. Congresswoman) Bean’s Crime Inc: More On What Third Way Does”

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(Ill. Congresswoman) Bean’s Crime Inc: What Third Way Does

July 19, 2010 by

A multi-part series from the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – Congresswoman Melissa Bean is one of the Honorary Co-Chairs of the Third Way Foundation, formerly known as the Progressive Foundation.

What Third Way Does
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(Ill. Congresswoman) Bean’s Crime Inc: What Third Way Does”

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Announcing Palatine Taxed Enough Already Rally on July 3rd

June 28, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – A group of taxpaying citizens dissatisfied with government spending and expansion are planning a Taxed Enough Already (TEA) rally to be held in Palatine, Illinois. This peaceful rally is part of a national movement to increase public awareness of the spending of trillions of dollars which will leave our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren a devastating and ruinous debt they must re-pay.

This family-friendly rally encourages all citizens throughout the suburban area who want lower taxes and less government to participate by bringing their American flags, patriotic attire, and signs to display the spirit of the Colonial Patriots of the 1775 Boston Tea Party, which lead to American Independence July 4th, 1776. Re-affirm your commitment to our Constitution and our freedoms by being part of this energizing event on Saturday, July 3rd, 2:00pm to 4:30pm, at Volunteer Plaza in Palatine at the intersection of N. Northwest Hwy (Route 14) and N. Hicks Road.
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Thanks for Not Reading the Bill Bean

June 3, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

(Palatine, Illinois) – The Democrats were in such a rush to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) before they wrote it, they did not notice it was missing the ‘severability’ clause. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it best, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.”

Investopedia defines a ‘severability’ clause as, “a contract with a severability clause is essentially one contract divided into many different parts: default on one component of the contract does not prevent the rest of the contract from being fulfilled. If a sentence, clause or term in a contract is deemed invalid by a court, then this problem area of the contract will most often be rewritten to fit both the contract’s original intent and the requirements of the court”.

If a court rules any part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional it will likely mean the entire law will be thrown out.

If Melissa Bean read the 2,400 page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act then why did a 3 term congresswoman not notice the missing ‘severability’ clause?

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Melissa Bean’s Healthcare101 – Part 10 of 13

May 13, 2010 by

From the Palatine Tea Party…

In response to the letter Melissa Bean wrote to the constituents in district 8 dated April 16, 2010. We will respond to each of her statements Melissa Bean made based on emotion with factual responses where she stated the following:

“This law ensures that no insurance company or government bureaucrat interferes with doctor and patient decisions.”

The fact that this legislation contains more than $500 Billion in Medicare cuts is a PERFECT example of government bureaucrats INTERFERING with doctor and patient decisions. The 21% reduction in payments to physicians who accept Medicare will most certainly guarantee less doctors accepting Medicare. This will have a DIRECT affect on both the quality of care that our seniors enjoy now and the ABILITY to even OBTAIN care. Add to that the SWEEPING powers given to the Secretary of Health & Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius (an ATTORNEY NOT A PHYSICIAN) and we are GUARANTEED to see a reduction in services based on cost.
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Announcing Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Rally on April 15th Palatine, Illinois

March 1, 2010 by

(Palatine, Illinois) – March 1, 2010 – A group of taxpaying citizens dissatisfied with government spending and expansion are planning a Taxed Enough Already (TEA) rally to be held on April 15th in Palatine, Illinois. This peaceful rally is part of a national movement to increase public awareness of the spending of trillions of dollars which will leave our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren a devastating and ruinous debt they must re-pay.

This family-friendly rally encourages all citizens throughout the suburban area who want lower taxes and less government to participate by bringing their American flags, patriotic attire, and signs to display the spirit of the Colonial Patriots of the 1775 Boston Tea Party, which lead to American Independence July 4th, 1776. Re-affirm your commitment to our Constitution and our freedoms by being part of this energizing event on Thursday, April 15th, 3:00pm to 6:30pm, at Volunteer Plaza in Palatine at the intersection of N. Northwest Hwy (Route 14) and N. Hicks Road.
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