Litchfield, Illinois

Historical marker location:

718 North Old Route 66, Litchfield, Illinois

( Marker is on North Old Route 66, on the right when traveling north.)

Welcome to Route 66 Illinois.

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.