Tea Party Turnaround

Over the past year, millions of Americans have come off of the sidelines and involved themselves in the political process as part of the widespread tea party movement. This mainstream civic reawakening has permanently changed the political landscape and given a voice to a previously silent majority. Those voices have shown a wisdom too often lacking in the halls of Washington and state capitols: more government accountability, less big-spending government bureaucracy, and more freedom are the best ingredients to prosperity for all citizens.

Today, hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens across the country will gather once again at tax day tea party events to make their voices heard. At today's Chicago Tax Day Tea Party, the Illinois Policy Institute outlined a common-sense plan to enact real change right here in President Obama's home state. The Illinois Turnaround Campaign will focus on implementing practical solutions needed to stop out-of-control spending, expand government transparency, remove government roadblocks to prosperity, and expand school choice and educational freedom.

Real change is coming and it's starting right here in Illinois.