The son of Jack and Nelle Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on Feb. 6, 1911, in a second-floor Main Street apartment in the Whiteside County village of Tampico.

On this day in history, Feb. 6, 1911, Ronald Reagan — America's 40th president — was born in Illinois. He attended Eureka College and became a Hollywood actor before his White House days.

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

One morning back in 1988, a fancier car than usual rolled up to Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home in Dixon. It was Monday, and the home-turned-museum was closed, but a well-dressed man walked up a… ...

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

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

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 ...

The Record The Record: President Reagan on Gun Bans One of the most popular Republicans was once vocally supportive of restricting access to assault weapons.

President Ronald Reagan spoke these words on June 12, 1987, to a massive crowd in front of the Berlin Wall by the Brandenburg Gate.

Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. Barack Obama started his political career as a community organizer in Chicago, before becoming a state senator, then U.S. senator.

DIXON, Ill. (AP) — A trail that follows President Reagan's early life was dedicated Friday as residents recognized sites that played an important role in their native son's ...