Chicago Tea Party Patriots Director Steve Stevlic was absent from TEACON 2011 following a report on Gawker that he was arrested June 25, 2010, for soliciting prostitutes.
"He was here last night; he is not here today," said Marcus Brown, program director for WIND 560 AM, one of the organizers of the event.
When asked about the Gawker report, Brown said the issue was an an internal Tea Party matter. He said Stevlic addressed the Chicago Tea Party group at a meeting last night.
Patch has sent Stevlic an email seeking comment. Readers may visit Palatine Patch, which is covering the Tea Party convention, for any updates.
Stevlic was one of the main organizers of TEACON 2011, the Tea Party's Midwest convention.
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