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In the real world, Fulton County is west of Peoria. However, in season eight, episode seven, Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) tells Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) that Elgin is an hour away from Lanford. The trouble with that is, Elgin is located on the other side of the state, northwest of Chicago.
Lanford is a two hour drive from Chicago in season 6. I’m forever obsessed with Lanford’s ever-changing location through the original series as well as the reboot (s). Being from IL, and the very Fulton County they mention in season one, it’s something that hits close to home and makes the show even more relatable.
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Roseanne. Roseanne is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams that originally aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. The show stars Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner and revolves around her family in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. [2]
It's 3 1/2 hours away, in another state, and literally across the entire state of Illinois! Doesn't matter. People just seem to lump midsized towns into the orbit of whatever the nearest big city is. I've always assumed Lanford has the same identity problem.
Jan 12, 2018 · In real life, Fulton County is west of Peoria. Now Season 8, Episode 7 . While in the car with her sister, Roseanne Conner suggests going to “that big outlet mall up in Elgin.”
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Lanford is a municipality located in Illinois founded November 11th, 1946. It is the Setting for most Roseanne and The Conners episodes. Not much is known about the history of Lanford. It has several factories, such as the Old Wellman Factory and a largely lower middle class census, such as the...
The tornado episode from the first season explicitly places Lanford in Fulton County, which is three hours and some change away from Chicago. I agree that Lanford's exact placement within the state has changed a bit as the show has gone on, moving it closer to Chicago.
