Springfield, Oregon renovation project, completed at a cost of $3.1 million. There are 15 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high schools in the Springfield School District, making it one of the largest in the state. The largest public high schools, by enrollment, are Thurston High School and Springfield High School. Pioneer Pacific College also has a campus in the Gateway area of Springfield. The city took third in the voting to choose one of the sixteen possible Springfields in the U.S. to host the premiere of "The Simpsons Movie." The show's creator, Oregon resident Matt Groening, sent a plaque to the city
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