IVI-IPO 78th Annual Independents' Day Dinner set for Thursday

The Independent Voters of Illinois - Independent Precinct Organization will hold its 78th Annual Independents' Day Dinner on Thursday, August 18, at Maggiano's Little Italy, 516 N. Clark. A reception will begin at 6:00 p.m.; dinner will follow at 7:00.

Fortieth Ward Ald. Andre Vasquez will emcee the event, at which the IVI-IPO will confer the following awards:

• Legal Eagle Award: April Preyar,
• Barbara Merill-Rudy Lozano Labor Award: El Milagro Worker Committee,
• Harold Washington Award: Drs. Alison Arwady and Ngozi Ezike,
• Saul Mendelson Social Justice Award: Sean Tenner, Founder, Abolition Institute,
• Kit Pfau Voting Rights Award: Jan Schwartz, Promote the Vote Illinois, and
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Jesus Salazar.

Tickets for the event are $90 per person for members and $130 per person for non-members. The non-member price includes a year's membership in the IVI-IPO. Tickets are available at this link.