SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois lawmakers remembered President Ronald Reagan on Wednesday as a leader who was forthright and charismatic at a time when they say America needed a boost in morale.

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 ...

Betty Krone of Du Quoin said she never in her wildest dreams imagined entertaining the president of the United States. Of course, she added, in high school she never imagined being a farm wife, either ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Ronald Reagan often is described in glowing terms. He led the nation's remarkable economic revival in the 1980s and took a firm stand against Communism - which ultimately triggered the ...

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 ...

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 ...

DIXON — Hundreds of people packed streets surrounding The Dixon: Historic Theatre at 114 S. Galena Ave. on Thursday, Aug. 22, hoping to catch a glimpse of actor Dennis Quaid at his "Reagan" movie ...