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While Dixon isn't Reagan's birthplace, it's where he spent his formative years and is considered his hometown, making him the city's most famous former resident.

If you've been wondering what it would take to get a statue of yourself put on display in our state's capital city of Springfield, you might want to get started by saving 77 people from drowning in the Rock River. Oh, and then get elected president.

For each and every veteran of America's armed forces, no matter when or where you served, you have our deepest thanks and gratitude. If you're lucky enough to have a veteran in your life, make sure you take a minute to say thank you. My favorite veteran, and my hero, is no longer around, but my admiration and gratitude for him, and those he served with, are endless...

To honor what would be President Ronald Reagan's 104th birthday, a celebration is scheduled for Friday, February 6th in Dixon. The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home and Americans for Prosperity Foundation - Illinois is hosting a Birthday Celebration Breakfast featuring Peggy Grande, COO of the Quiggle Group and the President's personal assistant for a decade following his time in the White House... Read

As the current U.S./Russia relationship continues to be strained, we had a chance this week to look back at the Cold War dynamic between the United States and the Soviet Union. Author Ken Adelman joined us to discuss his new book, "Reagan At Reykjavik," a first-hand account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland...

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network Former President Ronald Reagan, the only president born in Illinois, died 10 years ago today – June 5, 2004.  You would be hard-pressed to find a Republican, especially in Illinois, who would not count Reagan as one of their heroes, so a campaign is under way to place a Reagan statue at the state Capitol in Springfield...

I would imagine it's pretty cool to send a letter off to the world's most powerful man and not only receive a response, but a check too. That's what happened to an 11 year old girl named Lisa. In 1986, Lisa decided she wanted to do something to help the homeless in her area...

Former President Ronald Reagan would have been 103 years old today. In his honor, we played a couple of clips from one of my favorite Reagan speeches on the show -- his announcement of candidacy for President of the United States on November 13, 1979...