Seventy years ago this week, McDonald’s opened in northwest suburban Des Plaines. No one except for its Oak Park-raised owner Ray Kroc may have believed the tiny place would one day become ...

McDonald's had grown into an increasingly popular fast-food establishment. The first drive-thru was introduced in 1975.

McDonald's has opened its Mood Engine concept store in Admiralty Station, Hong Kong, celebrating its 50th year in the city.

The first McDonald's franchise opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, on April 15, 1955. By the 1970s, McDonald's had grown into an increasingly popular fast-food establishment. The Quarter Pounder ...

McDonald's debuted a new restaurant concept in Hong Kong to celebrate 50 years in the city, and the revolutionary new layout ...

McDonald's has launched a new concept called "Mood Engine" to celebrate the brand's 50th anniversary at a special location in ...

At the age of 52, Ray Kroc discovered a small but effective hamburger stand owned by the McDonald brothers in 1954. At the time, Kroc was selling milkshake machines. However, he was impressed by ...

Joe Morgenstern was the movie critic for The Wall Street Journal. He joined the Journal in May 1995.