Illinois Court of Claims
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The Illinois Court of Claims is a specialized tribunal that hears and decides monetary claims brought against the State of Illinois and certain state agencies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois Court of Claims canonical | 1 |
| Illinois Court of Claims Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2323626 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois Court of Claims Context triple: [Illinois state court system, hasPart, Illinois Court of Claims]
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A.
Circuit Court of Cook County
The Circuit Court of Cook County is one of the largest unified trial court systems in the United States, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, and administrative cases for Chicago and the surrounding Cook County area.
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B.
Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Illinois, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the state’s court system.
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C.
Illinois Appellate Court, First District
The Illinois Appellate Court, First District is an intermediate appellate court in Illinois that reviews decisions from trial courts in and around Cook County.
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D.
Indiana Court of Appeals
The Indiana Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in Indiana’s judiciary, responsible for reviewing decisions from the state’s trial courts.
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E.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern counties of Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois Court of Claims Target entity description: The Illinois Court of Claims is a specialized tribunal that hears and decides monetary claims brought against the State of Illinois and certain state agencies.
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A.
Circuit Court of Cook County
The Circuit Court of Cook County is one of the largest unified trial court systems in the United States, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, and administrative cases for Chicago and the surrounding Cook County area.
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B.
Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Illinois, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the state’s court system.
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C.
Illinois Appellate Court, First District
The Illinois Appellate Court, First District is an intermediate appellate court in Illinois that reviews decisions from trial courts in and around Cook County.
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D.
Indiana Court of Appeals
The Indiana Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in Indiana’s judiciary, responsible for reviewing decisions from the state’s trial courts.
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E.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern counties of Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
claims tribunal
ⓘ
court ⓘ state court ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Illinois executive branch
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois state agencies
Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| canAward | money damages ⓘ |
| cannotAward |
declaratory relief
ⓘ
injunctive relief ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Illinois General Assembly ⓘ |
| decides |
amount of monetary compensation owed by the State of Illinois
ⓘ
liability of the State of Illinois for money damages ⓘ |
| employs |
clerks
ⓘ
commissioners ⓘ judges ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Illinois Court of Claims
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Court of Claims Act
|
| governs | claims procedure against the State of Illinois ⓘ |
| handles | claims barred by sovereign immunity from ordinary courts ⓘ |
| hasExclusiveJurisdictionOver | most monetary claims against the State of Illinois ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of claims against the State of Illinois
ⓘ
award of monetary damages ⓘ waiver mechanism for sovereign immunity in Illinois ⓘ |
| hasLegalAuthorityOver |
monetary claims against certain Illinois state agencies
ⓘ
monetary claims against the State of Illinois ⓘ |
| hasPartyType |
claimant
ⓘ
Government of Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
respondent State of Illinois
|
| hasProceduralRules | Illinois Court of Claims rules ⓘ |
| hears |
certain claims by state employees
ⓘ
certain inmate claims ⓘ claims for personal injury caused by the State of Illinois ⓘ claims for property damage caused by the State of Illinois ⓘ contract claims against the State of Illinois ⓘ monetary claims ⓘ tort claims against the State of Illinois ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Government of Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
government of Illinois
judicial branch functions of Illinois ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Illinois law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
contract law ⓘ public law ⓘ tort law ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Illinois Constitution
ⓘ
Illinois state law ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois statutes
|
| typeOfCourt | specialized tribunal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Illinois Court of Claims Description of subject: The Illinois Court of Claims is a specialized tribunal that hears and decides monetary claims brought against the State of Illinois and certain state agencies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Illinois Court of Claims Act