sˈaɪmən wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə ænd ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn ɪvˈænstən, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ, ɐ sˈʌbɜːb ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊz nˈɔːɹθ ʃˈoːɹ ɹˈiːdʒən.
Simon was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago's North Shore region.