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.

It was not the first time Dean Geiger was trying to chase down Aaron Conderman during Saturday's 25th annual Reagan Run. Conderman, a recent Dixon graduate, took first at Saturday's 5K with a time of ...

There is an old story that when teenage Ronald Reagan was working as a lifeguard at a swimming area outside of Dixon, he saved lives so frequently that he begin carving notches into a log to keep ...

The former president did not say Democrats scream "the sky is falling" when Republicans cut the government budget.

We won Illinois, Ronald Reagan won the White House and the face of the world changed under his presidency. This year is the 100th birthday of the only American president to have been born in ...

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) ...

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 ...

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.

Ronald Reagan was born on this day in 1911. ... Illinois. After attending Eureka College, he went on to work as a sports broadcaster before landing a contract that jumpstarted his acting career.

The larger-than-life statue of Ronald Reagan, who stands with a smile and a salute, is 2 feet taller than those in the U.S.

Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on 6 February 1911 and died in Los Angeles in 2004. He was first an actor in Hollywood (with moderate success) and then entered politics, becoming governor ...

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.