Pearl M. Hart

Historical marker location:

2821 North Pine Grove Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on North Pine Grove Avenue south of West Surf Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2002

Chicago Tribute.

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.