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The Illinois Republican Party will hold its 2012 State Convention at Tinley Park’s newly expanded convention center June 8 and 9, officials announced Monday, August 22, 2011.
The Tinley Park Convention Center’s prime location is near Interstates 80 and 57. Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki said statewide events that attract visitors to the village of about 56,000 is exactly what local officials were hoping for when they approved the project.
The GOP will showcase the Republican Presidential candidate and state representative and state senate candidates along with the unveiling of the state platform. State Treasurer Dan Rutherford and State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, the Illinois Republican State officials will also be on hand.