Weilbacher General Store

Historical marker location:

207 N Main St, Columbia, Illinois

( Marker is on North Main Street just north of West Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.)

207 N Main St. Historic Main Street.

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.