May 1 – Opening Celebration of 150th – May 1, 1872 – Foundation of Association (Notarized articles of Incorporation in Illinois, August 14, 1872) Brunch/Lunch with the launching of a locally brewed SBS-Swiss Beer that commemorates the the first commercial brewery in Chicago, established by Andrew Sulzer and William Haas in 1833. (Chicago is incorporated as a town in 1833 with a population of 200)
