Tomorrow night: IVI-IPO 79th Annual Independents' Day Dinner

The deadline for the Digital Ad Book and Slide Show at tomorrow night's IVI-IPO Independents' Day Dinner is tonight at 8:00 p.m. So we'll start with that -- for information about ads and sponsorships and all that comes with each sponsorship level, click here. Completed ad copy must be sent (in a high-resolution .jpg format) to iviipo@gmail.com.

Tickets to tomorrow night's dinner at Maggiano's Banquets, 111 W. Grand, are $90 each for IVI-IPO members, $130 apiece for non-members. Tickets (and, again, sponsorship information and sign-up) are available at this link.

At tomorrow's dinner, the IVI-IPO will confer the following awards on the following individuals or organizations:

• Lifetime of Service Award
  Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.


• Mayor Harold Washington Award
  Mayor Brandon Johnson


• Barbara Merrill-Rudy Lozano Labor Award
  Jaquie Algee, SEIU


• Legal Eagle Award
  Andre Grant


• Kit Pfau Voting Rights Award
  Fairvote Illinois


• Saul Mendelson Justice Award
  Workers Center for Racial Justice


• Barack Obama Young Leadership Award
  46th Ward Ald. Angela Clay