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.

DIXON, Illinois—In the gift shop of the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home is a T-shirt bearing one of the 40th president’s best-known sayings: “Government is not the solution to our problem.

One hundred and twelve years ago Monday, on February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. He is remembered and celebrated all these years later – not because he is gone ...

An Illinois police chief is retiring 39 years after he stopped an assassin’s bullet intended for former President Ronald Reagan with his chest. Tim McCarthy was part of Reagan’s Secret Service ...

EUREKA — As president, Ronald Reagan was the leader of the free world. But he was also a man with a self-deprecating sense of humor. So what would he think of a new temporary exhibit at the ...

President Ronald Reagan lived as a boy in this simple white-framed home on Hennepin Avenue in Dixon, Illinois, from 1920-1924. It is now a museum. (Getty Images) ...

President Ronald Reagan attends the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in 1986 with Gov. James Thompson. Reagan is holding a 4-day-old goat belonging to Carry Marshall, 16, of Decatur.

Executive Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Institute and Foundation, John Heubusch joins Dane Neal “On The Road”. Hear as John talks about the 40th anniversary of Reagan’s inauguration and ...

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 ...

2-6-1984 President Reagan Nancy Reagan and Neil Reagan outside the Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon Illinois. Ronald Reagan Library It was also the site of a shooting at Dixon High School in May 2018 .

Illinois politicians are reacting Saturday after Donald Trump was rushed off the stage at rally in Pennsylvania. ... That's when President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington D.C.