DeKalb, Illinois, United States

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DeKalb is a small city in northern Illinois best known as the birthplace of supermodel Cindy Crawford and home to Northern Illinois University.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
DeKalb, Illinois	30
DeKalb, Illinois, United States canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18634668 — 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: DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Context triple: [Cindy Crawford, placeOfBirth, DeKalb, Illinois, United States]

A. Des Plaines, Illinois
Des Plaines, Illinois is a suburban city northwest of Chicago known for its proximity to O'Hare International Airport and its location along the Des Plaines River.
B. Elmwood Park, Illinois, United States
Elmwood Park, Illinois, United States is a suburban village bordering Chicago, known as a residential community with strong Italian-American roots and convenient access to the city.
C. Madison, Illinois, United States
Madison, Illinois, United States is a small industrial city in the St. Louis metropolitan area along the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois.
D. Glenview, Illinois
Glenview, Illinois is a suburban village northwest of downtown Chicago known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and proximity to major transportation and employment centers.
E. Lincolnwood, Illinois, United States
Lincolnwood, Illinois, United States is a suburban village just north of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to the city.
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: DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Target entity description: DeKalb is a small city in northern Illinois best known as the birthplace of supermodel Cindy Crawford and home to Northern Illinois University.

A. Des Plaines, Illinois
Des Plaines, Illinois is a suburban city northwest of Chicago known for its proximity to O'Hare International Airport and its location along the Des Plaines River.
B. Elmwood Park, Illinois, United States
Elmwood Park, Illinois, United States is a suburban village bordering Chicago, known as a residential community with strong Italian-American roots and convenient access to the city.
C. Madison, Illinois, United States
Madison, Illinois, United States is a small industrial city in the St. Louis metropolitan area along the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois.
D. Glenview, Illinois
Glenview, Illinois is a suburban village northwest of downtown Chicago known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and proximity to major transportation and employment centers.
E. Lincolnwood, Illinois, United States
Lincolnwood, Illinois, United States is a suburban village just north of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cindy Crawford → placeOfBirth → DeKalb, Illinois, United States ⓘ

Northern Illinois University → locatedIn → DeKalb, Illinois ⓘ

subject linked to: NIU