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Demonstrators chant in the driveway during a protest at the McDonald's headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, May 21, 2014. Hundreds of low-wage McDonald's workers protested near the fast-food chain's headquarters on Wednesday calling for a significant pay hike as shareholders prepare to weigh in on the company's executive compensation. (Photo:Reuters)

Hundreds of protesters flooded the streets near the McDonaldís Corp. headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, (AP Photo )

Protesters walk down Jorie Blvd. in Oak Brook, Wednesday, May 21, 2014 near the McDonaldís Corp. headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill. railing about low wages and seeking $15 per hour for the rank and file. The Workers Organizing Committee of Chicagoís Fight for 15 said in a statement that restaurant workers have held strikes and protests six times in the last 1 1/2 years challenging the companyís median wage of $8.94. The Wednesday protest is a preview of what the group said it plans for Thursdayís annual stockholderís meeting. The company closed one of its five buildings in anticipation of the protests.(AP Photo)

Hundreds of workers, organizers, and supporters gather outside of the McDonald's Corporation Thursday, May 22, 2014, (AP Photo)

Hundreds of protesters gather outside of the McDonald's Corporation Thursday, May 22, 2014, (AP Photo)

A young man holds a sign as demonstrators gather outside of the McDonald's Corporation Thursday, May 22, 2014,(AP Photo)

Hundreds of workers, organizers, and supporters gather outside of the McDonald's Corporation Thursday, May 22, 2014, (AP Photo)

A demonstrator protests outside the McDonald's headquarters, next to a police officer, in Oak Brook, Illinois, May 22, 2014.(Photo:Reuters)