Bourbonnais Grove

Historical marker location:

698 Stratford Dr E, Bourbonnais, Illinois

( Marker is on Straford Drive East just west of Main Street NW (Illinois Route 102), on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1990

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.