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McDonald's to move into Oprah's old Chicago offices
Associated Press ^ | Jun 13, 2016 12:30 PM EDT

Posted on 06/13/2016 9:54:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai

McDonald’s is moving back to Chicago and into the old home of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Monday that it signed a lease to move its corporate headquarters in 2018 from the leafy suburbs of Oak Brook, Illinois, to downtown Chicago. McDonald’s was previously based in the city from 1955 to 1971.

McDonald’s is taking over the space that once housed Harpo Studios, where filming of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” took place until 2011. Harpo Studios sold the site to developers in 2014 for more than $30 million. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Local News; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: chicago; harpostudios; mcdonalds; oprah

1 posted on 06/13/2016 9:54:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Following the Mad Cow herself.


2 posted on 06/13/2016 9:56:15 AM PDT by rey
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If McDonalds had moved in while Oprah was still there they could have retired


3 posted on 06/13/2016 9:57:29 AM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: Olog-hai

Did it ever really leave?

4 posted on 06/13/2016 9:57:44 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
I was going to post ... "There's a joke here, somewhere"

And leave it to FReepers to find it ....

5 posted on 06/13/2016 10:00:02 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Olog-hai

Home of The Whopper, either way. ;)


6 posted on 06/13/2016 10:16:10 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If you can't graciously honor JimRob's wishes, then kindly stay the hell out of JimRob's house.)
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To: Olog-hai

Why would any business want to move to downtown Chicago?


7 posted on 06/13/2016 10:16:55 AM PDT by Last Dakotan
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To: Last Dakotan

“Why would any business want to move to downtown Chicago?”

Asked myself the same question, my guess, some slimy Politician made it real lucrative for them to do so.


8 posted on 06/13/2016 11:22:32 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
No competition for this "gal"...


9 posted on 06/13/2016 11:29:27 AM PDT by Carriage Hill
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

She is getting paid big bucks from Weight Watchers weight loss company.
Fake as usual with her. She had surgery according to gossip sites.
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/oprah-winfrey-kirstie-alley-weight-loss-schemes/

Excert: Enquirer charges that Oprah fakes her success with lipo and pills. Kirstie, so says the yellow rag, has undergone stomach stapling.
http://soonerorlighter.bangordailynews.com/2016/01/24/home/kirstie-and-oprah-big-fat-cheaters/


10 posted on 06/13/2016 4:53:01 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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