[DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay] WEST LOOP — McDonald's new corporate headquarters will bring 2,000 new employees to the West Loop, the company announced at a Tuesday groundbreaking. McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and West Loop leaders were on hand to break ground on the $250 million corporate headquarters Tuesday afternoon. Scheduled to open in spring 2018, the new nine-story building will house McDonald's corporate offices and Hamburger University, one of seven worldwide locations that provides training for the company's future employees.