Edward A. Daley

Historical marker location:

23 Public Square, Belleville, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street and North Illinois Street (Illinois Route 159), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2016

1887-1930. Preeminent Town Booster.

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.