SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549





                                  FORM 8-K
                               CURRENT REPORT





                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 6, 1998





                           McDONALD'S CORPORATION
           (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



       Delaware                     1-5231              36-2361282
  (State of Incorporation)   (Commission File No.)    (IRS Employer
                                                      Identification No.)



                            One McDonald's Plaza
                          Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
                               (630) 623-3000
          (Address and Phone Number of Principal Executive Offices)

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  Item 5.   Other Events.

  On May 11, 1998, McDonald's Corporation issued $250,000,000 5.90% REset
  Put Securities due 2011.

  (c)  Exhibits

       1    Underwriting Agreement dated May 6, 1998, by and among
            McDonald's Corporation, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
            Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
            Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Salomon Brothers
            Inc

       4(a) Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 11, 1998,
            supplemental to the Senior Debt Securities Indenture dated as
            of October 19, 1996, between McDonald's Corporation and First
            Union National Bank, as Trustee

       4(b) Specimen Debt Security

       8    Tax Opinion

       23   Consent of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, special United
            States tax counsel to McDonald's Corporation, is included in
            Exhibit 8.

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                                  SIGNATURE

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                McDONALD'S CORPORATION

                                (Registrant)


                                By:  /s/ Gloria Santona
                                     ------------------------------
                                     Gloria Santona
                                     Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
                                     and Secretary

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                                Exhibit Index


  Exhibit
  No.       Description of Exhibit

  1         Underwriting Agreement dated May 6, 1998, by and among
            McDonald's Corporation, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
            Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
            Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Salomon Brothers
            Inc

  4(a)      Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 11, 1998,
            supplemental to the Senior Debt Securities Indenture dated as
            of October 19, 1996, between McDonald's Corporation and First
            Union National Bank, as Trustee

  4(b)      Specimen Debt Security

  8         Tax Opinion

  23        Consent of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, special United
            States tax counsel to McDonald's Corporation, is included in
            Exhibit 8.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                  FORM 8-K
                               CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 6, 1998

                           McDONALD'S CORPORATION
           (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

       Delaware                     1-5231              36-2361282
  (State of Incorporation)   (Commission File No.)    (IRS Employer
                                                      Identification No.)

                            One McDonald's Plaza
                          Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
                               (630) 623-3000
          (Address and Phone Number of Principal Executive Offices)
Item 5.   Other Events.

  On May 11, 1998, McDonald's Corporation issued $250,000,000 5.90% REset
  Put Securities due 2011.

  (c)  Exhibits

       1    Underwriting Agreement dated May 6, 1998, by and among
            McDonald's Corporation, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
            Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
            Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Salomon Brothers
            Inc

       4(a) Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 11, 1998,
            supplemental to the Senior Debt Securities Indenture dated as
            of October 19, 1996, between McDonald's Corporation and First
            Union National Bank, as Trustee

       4(b) Specimen Debt Security

       8    Tax Opinion

       23   Consent of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, special United
            States tax counsel to McDonald's Corporation, is included in
            Exhibit 8.
SIGNATURE

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                McDONALD'S CORPORATION

                                (Registrant)

                                By:  /s/ Gloria Santona
                                     ------------------------------
                                     Gloria Santona
                                     Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
                                     and Secretary
Exhibit Index

  Exhibit
  No.       Description of Exhibit

  1         Underwriting Agreement dated May 6, 1998, by and among
            McDonald's Corporation, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
            Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
            Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Salomon Brothers
            Inc

  4(a)      Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 11, 1998,
            supplemental to the Senior Debt Securities Indenture dated as
            of October 19, 1996, between McDonald's Corporation and First
            Union National Bank, as Trustee

  4(b)      Specimen Debt Security

  8         Tax Opinion

  23        Consent of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, special United
            States tax counsel to McDonald's Corporation, is included in
            Exhibit 8.