Celebrity sightings: Shimon Peres, Eamonn Walker, New Zealand All Blacks

SEEN ON THE SCENE: Former Israeli prime minister and president Shimon Peres was spotted dining at Cafe Spiaggia while in town to address the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago’s Vanguard Dinner. Separately, John Cusack was also seen making the scene at Cafe Spiaggia with a group of friends. … “Chicago Fire” star Eamonn Walker was spied hanging out at RM Champagne Salon in the West Loop, while his co-star David Eigenberg was seen nearby over at Nellcote. … Reality TV fans were quick to spot Kim Kardashian’s BFF Jonathan Cheban getting his hair blown out at the Blowtique salon. … While in town for this weekend’s big rugby match, 10 members of the New Zealand All Blacks dined at Roka Akor, and were also seen working out at the Equinox gym on the Gold Coast prior to their big winning match at Soldier Field on Saturday. … Meanwhile, down in Washington, D.C., former state senator Bill Marovitz — in D.C. for the Washington Ideas Forum — spotted first lady Michelle Obama dining at the Joe’s Stone Crab in our nation’s capital, where separately Chicago’s Penny Pritzker, the U.S. commerce secretary, hosted all the female members of President Obama’s cabinet for dinner. Speaking of the Washington Joe’s, the restaurant will host the members of our Little League champs, the Jackie Robinson West team, for lunch on Thursday — the day after the president greets them at the White House.

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“In terms of that, it kind of just is what it is right now,” Crochet said pregame. “I’m focused on pitching for the White Sox, and beyond that, I’m not really controlling much.”