Skokie Highway (segment in Illinois)
E390433
Skokie Highway is a segment of U.S. Route 41 in Illinois that serves as a major north–south arterial road through Chicago’s northern suburbs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skokie Highway (segment in Illinois) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3809533 — 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: Skokie Highway (segment in Illinois) Context triple: [U.S. Route 41, alsoKnownAs, Skokie Highway (segment in Illinois)]
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A.
Illinois Route 50 (Cicero Avenue)
Illinois Route 50 (Cicero Avenue) is a significant north–south arterial road in northeastern Illinois that serves as a key commercial and transportation corridor through numerous Chicago-area communities.
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B.
I-90/94 on Chicago South Side
I-90/94 on Chicago’s South Side, commonly known as the Dan Ryan Expressway, is a major multi-lane freeway that serves as a primary north–south traffic artery connecting downtown Chicago with its southern neighborhoods and suburbs.
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C.
Interstate 294
Interstate 294 is a major toll highway in the Chicago metropolitan area that forms part of the Tri-State Tollway, carrying traffic around the city and connecting key regional routes.
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D.
Interstate 390 (Illinois Route 390)
Interstate 390 (Illinois Route 390) is a toll highway in northeastern Illinois that serves as a major east–west commuter and freight corridor through Chicago’s western suburbs.
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E.
Illinois Route 53
Illinois Route 53 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois that serves suburban communities as a major arterial and, in parts, freeway corridor.
- 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: Skokie Highway (segment in Illinois) Target entity description: Skokie Highway is a segment of U.S. Route 41 in Illinois that serves as a major north–south arterial road through Chicago’s northern suburbs.
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A.
Illinois Route 50 (Cicero Avenue)
Illinois Route 50 (Cicero Avenue) is a significant north–south arterial road in northeastern Illinois that serves as a key commercial and transportation corridor through numerous Chicago-area communities.
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B.
I-90/94 on Chicago South Side
I-90/94 on Chicago’s South Side, commonly known as the Dan Ryan Expressway, is a major multi-lane freeway that serves as a primary north–south traffic artery connecting downtown Chicago with its southern neighborhoods and suburbs.
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C.
Interstate 294
Interstate 294 is a major toll highway in the Chicago metropolitan area that forms part of the Tri-State Tollway, carrying traffic around the city and connecting key regional routes.
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D.
Interstate 390 (Illinois Route 390)
Interstate 390 (Illinois Route 390) is a toll highway in northeastern Illinois that serves as a major east–west commuter and freight corridor through Chicago’s western suburbs.
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E.
Illinois Route 53
Illinois Route 53 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois that serves suburban communities as a major arterial and, in parts, freeway corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road segment ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Chicago metropolitan area road network ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Edens Expressway
ⓘ
Tri-State Tollway ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Dundee Road
ⓘ
Lake-Cook / U.S. 41 interchange ⓘ Lake–Cook Road ⓘ
linked to:
Lake-Cook Road
|
| hasLanes | multiple lanes ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber |
U.S. 41
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 41
|
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintainedBy | Illinois Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Village of Skokie
ⓘ
linked to:
Skokie, Illinois
|
| parallelTo | Interstate 94 ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 41 ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cook County, Illinois
ⓘ
Highland Park, Illinois ⓘ Lake County, Illinois ⓘ Northbrook, Illinois ⓘ
linked to:
Northbrook, Illinois, United States
Skokie, Illinois ⓘ |
| roadDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| roadType | arterial road ⓘ |
| serves | Chicago northern suburbs ⓘ |
| speedLimit | varies by segment ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
regional traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skokie Highway (segment in Illinois) Description of subject: Skokie Highway is a segment of U.S. Route 41 in Illinois that serves as a major north–south arterial road through Chicago’s northern suburbs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.