Fr. Mychal Judge

Historical marker location:

3540 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on North Halsted Street south of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2014

The Legacy Walk.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the largest futures exchanges in the world, was founded in Chicago in 1898. The exchange allows traders to buy and sell futures contracts for commodities like corn, soybeans, and crude oil.