Shermer, Illinois
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Shermer, Illinois is a fictional Chicago-area suburb created by filmmaker John Hughes as the shared setting for many of his 1980s teen movies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shermer, Illinois canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21446653 — 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: Shermer, Illinois Context triple: [Shermer High School, locatedInFictional, Shermer, Illinois]
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A.
Valmeyer, Illinois
Valmeyer, Illinois is a small village in Monroe County best known for relocating to higher ground after the devastating Great Flood of 1993.
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B.
Williamsfield, Illinois
Williamsfield, Illinois is a small rural village located in Knox County in the western part of the state.
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C.
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore, Illinois is a small historic city in northern Illinois known for its preserved downtown district and annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival.
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D.
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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E.
Newton, Illinois
Newton, Illinois is a small city in southeastern Illinois that serves as the administrative and commercial hub of Jasper County.
- 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: Shermer, Illinois Target entity description: Shermer, Illinois is a fictional Chicago-area suburb created by filmmaker John Hughes as the shared setting for many of his 1980s teen movies.
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A.
Valmeyer, Illinois
Valmeyer, Illinois is a small village in Monroe County best known for relocating to higher ground after the devastating Great Flood of 1993.
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B.
Williamsfield, Illinois
Williamsfield, Illinois is a small rural village located in Knox County in the western part of the state.
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C.
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore, Illinois is a small historic city in northern Illinois known for its preserved downtown district and annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival.
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D.
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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E.
Newton, Illinois
Newton, Illinois is a small city in southeastern Illinois that serves as the administrative and commercial hub of Jasper County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.