Ottawa, Illinois
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Ottawa, Illinois is a historic city in northern Illinois known for its location at the confluence of the Fox and Illinois Rivers and as the site of the first Lincoln–Douglas debate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ottawa, Illinois canonical | 8 |
| Ottawa, Illinois micropolitan area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1606892 — 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: Ottawa, Illinois Context triple: [Fox River (Illinois–Wisconsin), passesThrough, Ottawa, Illinois]
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A.
Newark, Illinois
Newark, Illinois is a small rural village in northern Illinois known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community.
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B.
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing, Illinois is a suburban village in the south suburbs of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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C.
Elwood, Illinois
Elwood, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known for its rural character and proximity to major transportation and logistics hubs.
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D.
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois is a small central Illinois city known historically as an early center of education and abolitionist activity.
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E.
Montgomery, Illinois
Montgomery, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area spanning Kane and Kendall counties along the Fox River.
- 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: Ottawa, Illinois Target entity description: Ottawa, Illinois is a historic city in northern Illinois known for its location at the confluence of the Fox and Illinois Rivers and as the site of the first Lincoln–Douglas debate.
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A.
Newark, Illinois
Newark, Illinois is a small rural village in northern Illinois known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community.
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B.
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing, Illinois is a suburban village in the south suburbs of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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C.
Elwood, Illinois
Elwood, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known for its rural character and proximity to major transportation and logistics hubs.
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D.
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois is a small central Illinois city known historically as an early center of education and abolitionist activity.
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E.
Montgomery, Illinois
Montgomery, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area spanning Kane and Kendall counties along the Fox River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| county | LaSalle County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 80 miles southwest of Chicago ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
779
ⓘ
815 ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
historic sites related to Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
riverfront parks ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomySector |
manufacturing
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Lincoln–Douglas debates
ⓘ
surface form:
first Lincoln–Douglas debate
|
| hasFeature | confluence of two rivers ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic city in Illinois ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
Lincoln–Douglas debates
ⓘ
surface form:
1858 Lincoln–Douglas debate
|
| hasHistoricSignificance |
Abraham Lincoln history
ⓘ
American Civil War era politics ⓘ |
| hasName | Ottawa ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| hasOfficialName |
City of Ottawa (single-tier municipality)
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Ottawa
|
| hasPostalAddressRegion | ZIP codes of LaSalle County area ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Fox River
ⓘ
Illinois River ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | access to Interstate highways in Illinois ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | LaSalle County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic downtown
ⓘ
riverfront location ⓘ site of the first Lincoln–Douglas debate ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Fox River
ⓘ
Illinois River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Midwest
|
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa–Streator micropolitan area
|
| locatedInRegion | northern Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois River Valley
ⓘ
LaSalle County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
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: Ottawa, Illinois Description of subject: Ottawa, Illinois is a historic city in northern Illinois known for its location at the confluence of the Fox and Illinois Rivers and as the site of the first Lincoln–Douglas debate.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fox River (Illinois–Wisconsin)
this entity surface form:
Ottawa, Illinois micropolitan area