Illinois may be the Land of Lincoln, but northwestern Illinois is all about another presidential son:
Ronald Reagan. Dutch spent his childhood here - born in Tampico, high school in Dixon - and the region works hard to promote its Reagan shrines. That's why Newt Gingrich, Dennis Hastert and a host of other Republican dignitaries are coming on Feb. 4 to kick off Reagan's 100th birthday year. The
Centennial Commission has the slate of events.
Dixon holds the top sights. A Reagan portrait made from 14,000 red, white and blue jellybeans hangs in the
Dixon Historic Center.
Reagan's Boyhood Home has a bizarre statue of Reagan admiring corn kernels in his hand and a one-of-a-kind gift shop run by chatty locals.
Illinois may be the Land of Lincoln, but northwestern Illinois is all about another presidential son: Ronald Reagan. Dutch spent his childhood here - born in Tampico, high school in Dixon - and the region works hard to promote its Reagan shrines. That's why Newt Gingrich, Dennis Hastert and a host of other Republican dignitaries are coming on Feb. 4 to kick off Reagan's 100th birthday year. The Centennial Commission has the slate of events. 
Dixon holds the top sights. A Reagan portrait made from 14,000 red, white and blue jellybeans hangs in the Dixon Historic Center. Reagan's Boyhood Home has a bizarre statue of Reagan admiring corn kernels in his hand and a one-of-a-kind gift shop run by chatty locals.
What a contrast this scheming Leftist snake Obama provides to towering success and time-proven principles of Ronald Reagan... he's pretty much everything ole Dutch ever warned us about:
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Portrait in Courage
Quite interesting that you should mention the chatty locals at Reagan's boyhood home in Dixon, IL. I remember going there on a weekend road trip when I was a kid. Back in the '80s, those locals were incredibly enthusiastic about gossiping about what Ronnie was like as a boy. "Polite" was the word most often used to describe him, followed by "funny."
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