2009 Independents' Day Dinner Awards

Legal Eagle Award

National Immigration Justice Center

Leon Despres Award

Alderman Toni Preckwinkle

Barbara Merrill-Rudy Lozano Labor Award

Carl Rosen, United Electrical Workers Union

Harold Washington Award

Save Grant Park

Kit Pfau Voting Rights Award

Xavier Nogueras

Saul Mendelson Social Justice Award

Mahaley Sommerville

Edwin Astrin

James Ginsburg

Edwin Astrin Special Service

Dianne Thompson

Volunteer of the Year

Jeremy Leithold-Patt