Historical Markers in
DeWitt County, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District DeWitt County War Memorial Friends To The End Humorous Moments Lincoln and The Law Lincoln at Work and Play Lincoln's Friends and Foes Lincoln's Hat On The Campaign Trail The Law and Lodging / Whiskey Mayhem War on the Horizon Warner's Memories / Lawyers and Book Lovers “You can fool all the people part of the time . . .”
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.
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