Springfield courthouse

E404081

federal courthouse judicial building

The Springfield courthouse is a federal judicial facility in Springfield, Illinois, serving as one of the primary locations where the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois conducts its proceedings.

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Label	Occurrences
Springfield courthouse canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3987802 — 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: Springfield courthouse
Context triple: [United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, hasCourthouse, Springfield courthouse]

A. Springfield City Hall
Springfield City Hall is the central municipal government building of Springfield, housing key administrative offices and serving as the primary venue for official city business and public meetings.
B. Kane County Courthouse
The Kane County Courthouse is a historic judicial building and landmark serving as the county's main courthouse in Geneva, Illinois.
C. Winchester federal courthouse
The Winchester federal courthouse is a federal judicial building in Winchester, Tennessee, that houses proceedings of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
D. Cedar County Courthouse
The Cedar County Courthouse is a historic county government building and judicial center located in Tipton, Iowa.
E. Sioux City courthouse
The Sioux City courthouse is a federal courthouse facility in Sioux City, Iowa, that serves as one of the primary locations for proceedings of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
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: Springfield courthouse
Target entity description: The Springfield courthouse is a federal judicial facility in Springfield, Illinois, serving as one of the primary locations where the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois conducts its proceedings.

A. Springfield City Hall
Springfield City Hall is the central municipal government building of Springfield, housing key administrative offices and serving as the primary venue for official city business and public meetings.
B. Kane County Courthouse
The Kane County Courthouse is a historic judicial building and landmark serving as the county's main courthouse in Geneva, Illinois.
C. Winchester federal courthouse
The Winchester federal courthouse is a federal judicial building in Winchester, Tennessee, that houses proceedings of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
D. Cedar County Courthouse
The Cedar County Courthouse is a historic county government building and judicial center located in Tipton, Iowa.
E. Sioux City courthouse
The Sioux City courthouse is a federal courthouse facility in Sioux City, Iowa, that serves as one of the primary locations for proceedings of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal courthouse ⓘ judicial building ⓘ
accessibleTo	attorneys ⓘ jurors ⓘ litigants ⓘ public (subject to security procedures) ⓘ
buildingType	courthouse ⓘ office building ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtServed	United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois ⓘ surface form: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
governingLaw	United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ
hasFunction	federal judicial facility ⓘ hearing location for federal cases ⓘ trial court venue ⓘ
houses	administrative offices ⓘ clerks’ offices ⓘ courtrooms ⓘ judges’ chambers ⓘ
jurisdiction	Central District of Illinois ⓘ
locatedIn	Springfield, Illinois ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Illinois ⓘ Sangamon County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
operatedBy	Administrative Office of the United States Courts ⓘ surface form: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
ownedBy	United States government ⓘ
partOf	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal court system
primaryUse	civil case hearings ⓘ criminal case hearings ⓘ federal court proceedings ⓘ pretrial proceedings ⓘ sentencing hearings ⓘ
securityProvidedBy	United States Marshals Service ⓘ
servesAsSeatOf	United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois ⓘ surface form: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois (Springfield location)
subjectTo	federal building security regulations ⓘ
usedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government U.S. federal courts ⓘ surface form: United States judiciary
usedFor	bankruptcy-related proceedings (as referred or scheduled) ⓘ bench trials ⓘ federal civil litigation ⓘ federal criminal litigation ⓘ jury trials ⓘ motions and status hearings ⓘ naturalization ceremonies (when scheduled) ⓘ settlement conferences ⓘ

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United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois → hasCourthouse → Springfield courthouse ⓘ

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