Willow Springs, Illinois
E221015
Willow Springs, Illinois is a suburban village in Cook County near Chicago, known for its wooded landscapes and proximity to the Des Plaines River and forest preserves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willow Springs, Illinois canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1641825 — 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: Willow Springs, Illinois Context triple: [Palos Park, Illinois, adjacentTo, Willow Springs, Illinois]
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A.
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois is a suburban village in Lake County known for its affluent residential character, large lots, and emphasis on preserving natural open spaces.
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B.
Spring Grove, Illinois
Spring Grove, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known for its semi-rural character and location near the Wisconsin border.
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C.
Roselle, Illinois
Roselle, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its residential neighborhoods and location within DuPage and Cook counties.
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D.
Wilton Center, Illinois
Wilton Center, Illinois is a small unincorporated rural community located in Will County in northeastern Illinois.
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E.
Streamwood, Illinois
Streamwood, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known primarily as a residential community within the northwest suburbs.
- 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: Willow Springs, Illinois Target entity description: Willow Springs, Illinois is a suburban village in Cook County near Chicago, known for its wooded landscapes and proximity to the Des Plaines River and forest preserves.
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A.
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois is a suburban village in Lake County known for its affluent residential character, large lots, and emphasis on preserving natural open spaces.
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B.
Spring Grove, Illinois
Spring Grove, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known for its semi-rural character and location near the Wisconsin border.
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C.
Roselle, Illinois
Roselle, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its residential neighborhoods and location within DuPage and Cook counties.
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D.
Wilton Center, Illinois
Wilton Center, Illinois is a small unincorporated rural community located in Will County in northeastern Illinois.
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E.
Streamwood, Illinois
Streamwood, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known primarily as a residential community within the northwest suburbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Burr Ridge, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Countryside, Illinois ⓘ Hickory Hills, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Head Park, Illinois ⓘ Justice, Illinois ⓘ Palos Township, Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| areaCode | 708 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 640 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 17-82188 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0420002 ⓘ |
| governmentType | village board ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
river valley
ⓘ
wooded areas ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial
ⓘ
open space and forest preserves ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| hasNaturalFeature |
Des Plaines River
ⓘ
surface form:
Des Plaines River valley
forested bluffs ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Cook County Forest Preserves region
ⓘ
surface form:
Cook County Forest Preserves
Palos Forest Preserves ⓘ
surface form:
Palos Forest Preserve system
|
| hasRecreation |
forest preserve picnic areas
ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
Interstate 294
ⓘ
Interstate 55 NERFINISHED ⓘ Metra commuter rail service ⓘ U.S. Route 45 ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| isResidentialSuburb | true ⓘ |
| isSuburbOf |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| locatedIn | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Cook County Forest Preserves region ⓘ
surface form:
Cook County forest preserves
Des Plaines River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern bank of the Des Plaines River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cook County, Illinois
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States Midwest
|
| postalCode | 60480 ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern Illinois ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Willow Springs, Illinois Description of subject: Willow Springs, Illinois is a suburban village in Cook County near Chicago, known for its wooded landscapes and proximity to the Des Plaines River and forest preserves.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.