United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
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The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Illinois.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T718960 — 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: United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois]
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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.
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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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C.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of the state of Iowa.
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D.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Iowa.
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E.
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Nebraska.
- 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: United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Illinois.
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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.
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B.
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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C.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of the state of Iowa.
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Iowa.
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United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Nebraska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States district court
ⓘ
federal trial court ⓘ |
| abbreviation | C.D. Ill. ⓘ |
| appellateCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtType |
Article III court
ⓘ
trial court ⓘ |
| employs |
United States federal judges
ⓘ
surface form:
United States district judges
United States magistrate judges ⓘ clerks of court ⓘ court staff ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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surface form:
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ local rules of the Central District of Illinois ⓘ |
| handles |
bankruptcy appeals
ⓘ
civil actions under federal statutes ⓘ criminal prosecutions under federal law ⓘ diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal question jurisdiction cases ⓘ |
| hasCourthouse |
Peoria courthouse
ⓘ
Rock Island courthouse ⓘ Springfield courthouse ⓘ Urbana courthouse ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Central District of Illinois
ⓘ
federal civil cases ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Central Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
central Illinois
|
| partOf |
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Illinois historical lineage ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal judiciary
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| seat |
Peoria, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Peoria, Illinois
Rock Island, Illinois ⓘ Springfield, Illinois ⓘ Urbana, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Urbana, Illinois
|
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Description of subject: The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the central region of Illinois.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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reviewsCasesFrom
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United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
ⓘ
Springfield metropolitan area
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federalGovernmentPresence
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United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
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this entity surface form:
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois (Springfield division)
Springfield courthouse
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servesAsSeatOf
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United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois (Springfield location)
Springfield courthouse
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courtServed
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United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Rock Island courthouse
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usedBy
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United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
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United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois
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partOf
→
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
ⓘ
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois
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appealsTo
→
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
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