Jul 4
Byczek Brokerage proudly celebrates 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th 1776. Michael E. Byczek's 3x-great-grandparents William and Julia Rooney were early pioneers of Chicago who arrived in the city 191 years ago in 1835. It was just 59 years since Independence and 48 years after the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787. Their photographs were on display at the 100-year Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia held in 1876 at an Illinois exhibit honoring the Old Settlers of Chicago. (ChatGPT-generated image)