Springfield (The Simpsons) be a specific real town, although the producers acknowledge basing the town on numerous locations including "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon, and Mike Scully's hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Groening named Springfield after Springfield, Oregon, and also took inspiration from Springfield being the fictitious setting of the series "Father Knows Best". He said, "I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do." Groening liked "Second
Illinois State University (Springfield, Illinois) Illinois State University (Springfield, Illinois) Illinois State University of Springfield, Illinois is a former institution of higher learning which has has no connection, other than coincidence of name, with the present Illinois State University located in Normal, Illinois. The school was founded as The Academy in Hillsboro, Illinois in 1837, becoming Lutheran College in 1847. The college moved to Springfield in 1852, obtaining a new charter, receiving generous funding from the city residents, and changing the name to Illinois State University. Among the students at the institution during the period it was in Springfield were Robert Todd Lincoln and John