Illinois Reagan

02/04/2011

02/02/2011

Two more days until the Official Illinois Reagan Centennial kicks off! Get your tickets before it's too late! http://bit.ly/fHPXj4

The IL Reagan Centennial Commission was formed to commemorate the 100th birthday of former President Ronald Reagan. It was charged with stimulating and encouraging the creation and growth of programs about Ronald Reagan, and to highlight and publicize the institutions in the State that are related t

02/01/2011

Did you know that after a Dixon Innkeeper wouldn’t permit two visiting basketball players to stay the night because of their race, Reagan invited the young men to stay at his parents’ home where they slept and shared breakfast the following morning?

01/27/2011

Only 8 days left until the official Illinois Reagan Centennial Celebration - will you join Speakers Newt Gingrich, Dennis Hastert, Senator Mark Kirk and others in the birthplace of our 40th President? www.illinoisreagancentennial.com

The IL Reagan Centennial Commission was formed to commemorate the 100th birthday of former President Ronald Reagan. It was charged with stimulating and encouraging the creation and growth of programs about Ronald Reagan, and to highlight and publicize the institutions in the State that are related t

01/26/2011

Governor Pat Quinn's official Proclamation naming February 6, 2011, as Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration Day!

01/25/2011

"You can't understand Ronald Reagan without understanding the Midwest."

The journey to discover President Reagan's Illinois Roots

01/25/2011

"Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known." - President Ronald Reagan

01/24/2011

Land of Lincoln, Land of Reagan. Honor Ronald ’s 100th Birthday and Illinois roots near his birthplace in Tampico

01/21/2011

Did you know that Reagan announced his engagement to Jane Wyman at The Chicago Theater?

01/21/2011

Thanks to Representative Jerry Mitchell for introducing House Resolution 13 to the legislature. The resolution would designate February 6, 2011 as Ronald Reagan Day in the State of Illinois.
http://illinois.statehousenewsonline.com/4965/new-legislative-proposals-tackle-variety-of-issues/

SPRINGFIELD — The 97th General Assembly is only a week old, but more than 200 pieces of proposed legislation have been introduced. Here is a snapshot of some of them.

01/19/2011

"It was precisely Reagan's simplicity of language and clarity of views that made his insights and policies so powerful."

British Parliamentarian David Davis writes in The Wall Street Journal Europe that when the former B-movie actor took the oath of office on January 20, 1981, he encountered a barrage of intellectual snobbery from Europe.