The Reagan family moved into this house in 1920 when Ronald was nine years old. They would live here for three years before moving. The family would live in Dixon for a total of 13 years and Ronald considered this his boyhood home and would visit friends here for the rest of his life.

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John Deere would move here in 1836, build a house and a blacksmith shop. In 1837 he would make a ‘new improved’ plow out of steel that was shaped in such a way that the sticky black earth didn’t stick to it. His plow would eventually become so popular that he quit working as a blacksmith and instead dedicated all his time to making plows. In 1848 he would move his entire operation to Moline, Illinois, which is still the headquarters of the John Deere Company. John Deere would die in 1862 and would never see a motorized tractor which is what his company is known for. Our docent explained to us that most people have no idea that John Deere was a real person or that the company started with a plow!!

Motels in Lee County

Motel 6 Sycamore, IL

Sycamore

maya

$55 nightly

Dec 8 - Dec 9

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Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking | Desk, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Super 8 by Wyndham Rochelle

Rochelle

Matt

$58 nightly

Dec 14 - Dec 15

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Super Sleep Inn

Princeton

mike

$67 nightly

Dec 8 - Dec 9

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Super 8 by Wyndham DeKalb IL

DeKalb

Sherman

$67 nightly

Dec 8 - Dec 9

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

Super 8 by Wyndham Rock Falls Sterling Area

Rock Falls

Michael

$65 nightly

Dec 22 - Dec 23

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Tourest Motel

Peru

"Warning, do not rent a room here. Stay away. This place is full of false advertising. They have an extra hidden fee that they don’t show online that they force you to pay when you rent a room here. Second of all they advertise that they have smoke free rooms, which they don’t. I booked a smoke free room and was given a smoking room. When I complained at the desk , the employee worker became super aggressive and started threatening me, and was yelling at me. This is the worst place I have ever...

Erik

$53 nightly

Jan 1 - Jan 2, 2026

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