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  <xs:element id="cme_EquitiesMember" abstract="true" name="EquitiesMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="cme_PropertySubjecttoFinanceLeaseMember" abstract="true" name="PropertySubjecttoFinanceLeaseMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="cme_SecuritiesAndIefFundsMember" abstract="true" name="SecuritiesAndIefFundsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="cme_ClassBCommonStockClassB1Member" abstract="true" name="ClassBCommonStockClassB1Member" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
