This Log Cabin

Historical marker location:

Millstadt, Illinois

( Marker is on Kalbfleisch Drive, 0.1 miles Saeger Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2007

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.