My favorite interview last week was 90-year-old Illinois farmboy John “Jack” Block. Block was former President Ronald ...

There is an old story that when teenage Ronald Reagan was working as a lifeguard at a swimming area outside of Dixon, he saved lives so frequently that he begin carving notches into a log to ...

We won Illinois, Ronald Reagan won the White House and the face of the world changed under his presidency.

A family road trip takes an unexpected turn after a speeding ticket in Reagan's hometown forces an overnight stay, court appearance, and spiritual reflection.

The former president did not say Democrats scream "the sky is falling" when Republicans cut the government budget.

A prestigious scholarship board honoring Ronald Reagan believes recent Cedar Falls High School graduate Alex Goetsch is the ...

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on this day in 1911. His legacy still shapes American politics, historians say, and he's a guiding force for Republicans as they control the White House, House and ...

In this 1980 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, wave to the crowds during the Illinois State University homecoming parade in Normal.

Dennis Quaid says Ronald Reagan's story 'exemplified what we need to get this nation back to' The beloved ‘Parent Trap’ actor stars as the lead in new biopic ‘Reagan,’ out Aug. 30 ...

Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on 6 February 1911 and died in Los Angeles in 2004. He was first an actor in Hollywood (with moderate success) and then entered politics, becoming ...