Photos show what it was like to eat at McDonald's in the 1980s

McDonald's customers in the 1980s could try chicken nuggets for the very first time, or even catch President Ronald Reagan ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Reagan’s Illinois: A place of honor and kindness that inspired a president

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 ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Reagan centennial celebration schedule

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 ...
Southeast Missourian

Reagan's boyhood Illinois home designated national historic sit

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 ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Reagan tributes honor Illinois favorite son

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 ...
The Pantagraph

Northwest Illinois to celebrate Reagan's 100th birthday

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 ...
Quad-City Times

Statue of Reagan sought for Illinois Capitol

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 ...