There was a Tea Party in beautiful Wentworth Park on Chicago's south side today, in the "Bungalow Belt" a mile west of Midway Airport. (See our slideshow below.) I estimated the crowd's peak at only around 150-175, but the energy was high and the speakers rousing.

Guests of note included candidates for Illinois governor Adam Andrzejewski and Michael White. William J. Kelly, candidate for Illinois State Comptroller was there, as was John Bambenek, uber-activist. Bambenek was gathering petitions for the Putback Amendment. Another great activist, Rich Johns, played observer and took in the great speeches. Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica made an appearance, although he did not speak; a scheduling conflict allowed him just enough time to stop by and say hello, then he was off to a press conference downtown.

I had the pleasure of riding down to the event with John Ruberry, who has a great report about today's Tea Party at his blog, Marathon Pundit.

The weather was beautiful, and although that made the outdoor Tea Party especially pleasant, it probably also worked against it, as it seemed nearly everyone in Chicago was trying to get in as much summer-like activity as possible in one of the few good weekends left in the season.


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