Reagan, a Republican, would go on to receive 59 percent of the vote that fall and carry 49 states in a defeat of Democratic nominee Walter Mondale. The former vice president had served under the man ...

Official Illinois Centennial Gala, Documentary Screening and Other Local Events Honor the Illinois Roots of President Ronald Reagan TAMPICO, Ill. – Ronald Wilson Reagan, born 100 years ago in ...

DIXON, Ill. -- Ronald Reagan's boyhood home was designated a national historic site Friday, while the street he walked along as a child was dedicated to the former president. Hennepin Avenue, where ...

DIXON, Ill. -- Hundreds of people gathered Thursday in this central Illinois town where Ronald Reagan grew up, played ball and spent summers as a lifeguard to celebrate the life and legacy of the ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are looking to commemorate Ronald Reagan with a statue of the former president on the grounds of the state Capitol. Sen. Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, began the push for a ...

TAMPICO — Events in northwest Illinois are scheduled to mark the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan. A centennial gala will be Feb. 4 at Deer Valley Golf Club in Deer Grove. Keynote speaker ...

FILE - President Ronald Reagan sits in the Oval Office after he delivered his farewell address to the nation Jan. 11, 1989, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The age question for ...