Durham-Perry Farmstead

Historical marker location:

459 N Kennedy Dr, Bourbonnais, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from Crosswell Avenue north of Perry Street, on the right when traveling north.)

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.