The Chicago History Museum is proud to present its award winning website, Great Chicago Stories, an interactive tool containing powerful historical fiction narratives for use by elementary and high school students, teachers, and families to encourage students to critically engage with history and enhance their classroom curriculum. The website can be accessed through www.greatchicagostories.com.

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced April 2008 volume averaged 10.2 million contracts per day, up 30 percent from April 2007. Total volume exceeded 224 million contracts for the month, of which 81 percent was traded electronically. Total electronic volume increased 40 percent versus April 2007 to average 8.2 million contracts per day.

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, and Storm Exchange, Inc., a leading weather risk management originator, announced today the results of a benchmark study which revealed that 82 percent of senior finance and risk managers believe global climate change will require changes to their business models in the years ahead.

Artistic Director Robert Falls announces two more plays to Goodman Theatre's upcoming 2008/2009 season:

Inspired by and devoted to its materials, this exhibition is featuring works by 50 artists utilizing either clay or fiber or a combination of these two mediums in their art. Far from homogeneous, the wide selection of works showcases the diverse strategies for employing clay and/or fiber in the creation of traditional, functional and conceptual approaches.

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced that the Chicago Board of Trade, its subsidiary, has submitted a petition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today for approval to clear corn basis swaps and calendar swaps for corn, wheat and soybeans. The products are to be traded over-the-counter and cleared through CME Clearing, which joined in the petition.

The League of Chicago Theatres is pleased to announce the May lineup of Theater Thursdays events. Theater Thursdays events combine a new show every week, with a pre or post show reception including food and drinks, and exclusive access to artists from each production, all for one special ticket price by mentioning “Theater Thursdays” when making a reservation at each box office.

CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME)(NASDAQ: CME) today reported total revenues increased 88 percent to $625 million and net income increased 118 percent to $284 million for first-quarter 2008 compared with first-quarter 2007.

Magnolia will be part of this summer's National Playwrights Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center***

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced that it will host its inaugural Global Financial Leadership Conference, featuring some of the world's leaders in business, finance and politics.

The Chicago History Museum is working on a very exciting project to catalog and digitize 15,000 of its 250,000 Hedrich Blessing photographs within the Museum’s collection over the next three years. The project would not have been possible without the generous support of a $90,000 grant from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. This project will help preserve the collection and make these significant photographs available for public access.

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Treasury Department's "Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform" and its call for, as an intermediate but not short-term goal, a merger of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).