A historic courthouse square in Northwest Illinois, seen from above

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The restored Reagan family home in Dixon, Illinois, where Ronald Reagan lived from 1920 to 1923

July 14, 2026

Walking in Reagan's Footsteps

From the Dixon boyhood home where he lived from 1920 to 1923 to the Tampico apartment where he was born, a day tracing Ronald Reagan's Lee and Whiteside county roots — plus the depot, courthouse and prairie that filled in the rest of his boyhood landscape.

Historic locomotive on display in Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois

History & Heritage

April 13, 2023

Hidden Treasures: A Three-Day Group Tour

Presidential history, a blacksmith shop, Dutch windmills, roadside personality, pine cabins, classic cars, and a matinee — a group-ready route across three counties.