Southwestern Illinois

E1139272 UNEXPLORED

Southwestern Illinois is a region of Illinois just east of St. Louis, Missouri, encompassing several suburban and rural communities in the Metro East area.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
southwestern Illinois	11
Southwestern Illinois canonical	8
Riverbend region of Illinois	1
Southern Illinois	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15114460 — 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: Southwestern Illinois
Context triple: [O'Fallon, Illinois, locatedIn, Southwestern Illinois]

A. southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is a predominantly rural region of the U.S. state of Illinois known for its small towns, agricultural economy, and cultural ties to the neighboring Midwestern and Southern states.
B. Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
C. Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
D. Wabash Valley
Wabash Valley is a geographic and cultural region in the Midwest centered around the Wabash River, encompassing parts of western Indiana and eastern Illinois.
E. eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois is the region comprising the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois, bordering Indiana and encompassing a mix of agricultural areas, small cities, and college towns.
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: Southwestern Illinois
Target entity description: Southwestern Illinois is a region of Illinois just east of St. Louis, Missouri, encompassing several suburban and rural communities in the Metro East area.

A. southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is a predominantly rural region of the U.S. state of Illinois known for its small towns, agricultural economy, and cultural ties to the neighboring Midwestern and Southern states.
B. Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
C. Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
D. Wabash Valley
Wabash Valley is a geographic and cultural region in the Midwest centered around the Wabash River, encompassing parts of western Indiana and eastern Illinois.
E. eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois is the region comprising the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois, bordering Indiana and encompassing a mix of agricultural areas, small cities, and college towns.
F. None of above. chosen