Category Archives: Illinois

My wife and I took the day off work to head to Chicago for adventure. But when we woke up to a driving rain and saw it was supposed to be hot and humid with frequent thunderstorm, we decided on … Continue reading →

When we finally finished lunch at The Red Oak, we explored the town. There wasn’t much of it — five streets running east and west and eight streets running north and south. Most of the historic buildings were clustered around … Continue reading →

By the time we got to Bishop Hill, it was 12:30 and we were hungry. It was a Swedish colony, so we wanted to eat Swedish food, which meant The Red Oak. We entered the small waiting room and noticed … Continue reading →

When Ronald Reagan was a young boy in Tampico, he attended this church with his mother Nelle. His father Jack and his brother Neil attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church two blocks away. The church opened on April 4, 1903. The … Continue reading →

After touring Reagan’s birthplace, we drove a block along Main Street and and turned right onto Glassburn Street to see the house where Reagan lived with his family from May 3, 1911 to December, 1914. It is currently a private … Continue reading →