Hines, Illinois, United States

E415263

unincorporated community

Hines, Illinois, United States is a community in Cook County best known for hosting the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, a major veterans' medical center near Chicago.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hines, Illinois	2
Hines, Illinois, United States canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4144539 — 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: Hines, Illinois, United States
Context triple: [Howlin' Wolf, placeOfDeath, Hines, Illinois, United States]

A. 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.
B. Hinsdale, Illinois
Hinsdale, Illinois is an affluent suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its historic homes, highly rated schools, and picturesque downtown.
C. Niles, Illinois
Niles, Illinois is a suburban village northwest of Chicago known for its residential character and landmarks like its Leaning Tower replica.
D. Eureka, Illinois, United States
Eureka, Illinois, United States, is a small central Illinois city best known as the hometown of former Major League Baseball player Ben Zobrist and the location of Eureka College.
E. Markham, Illinois
Markham, Illinois is a suburban city in Cook County, part of the Chicago metropolitan area, known for its residential communities and proximity to major transportation routes.
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: Hines, Illinois, United States
Target entity description: Hines, Illinois, United States is a community in Cook County best known for hosting the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, a major veterans' medical center near Chicago.

A. 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.
B. Hinsdale, Illinois
Hinsdale, Illinois is an affluent suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its historic homes, highly rated schools, and picturesque downtown.
C. Niles, Illinois
Niles, Illinois is a suburban village northwest of Chicago known for its residential character and landmarks like its Leaning Tower replica.
D. Eureka, Illinois, United States
Eureka, Illinois, United States, is a small central Illinois city best known as the hometown of former Major League Baseball player Ben Zobrist and the location of Eureka College.
E. Markham, Illinois
Markham, Illinois is a suburban city in Cook County, part of the Chicago metropolitan area, known for its residential communities and proximity to major transportation routes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	unincorporated community ⓘ
adjacentTo	Bellwood, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Broadview, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Forest Park, Illinois ⓘ Maywood, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Westchester, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countySeatOfCounty	none ⓘ
elevationInFeet	623 ⓘ
federalFIPSCode	17 (state of Illinois) ⓘ
governedAsPartOf	Cook County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAreaCode	708 ⓘ
hasFacility	Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital ⓘ
hasGNISFeatureID	408881 ⓘ
hasLatitude	41.858 (approximate) ⓘ
hasLongitude	-87.832 (approximate) ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility	VA Chicago Healthcare System ⓘ surface form: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (Chicago, affiliated) John J. Madden Mental Health Center ⓘ Loyola University Medical Center ⓘ
hasNearbyHighway	Interstate 290 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 294 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNearbyPark	Cook County Forest Preserves region ⓘ surface form: Cook County Forest Preserves (nearby)
hasPostalCode	60141 ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction	federal medical campus ⓘ veterans health care services hub ⓘ
hasPrimaryLandUse	institutional ⓘ medical ⓘ
hasZIPCodeType	standard ⓘ
isNamedAfter	Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital ⓘ surface form: Edward Hines Jr. (via hospital name origin)
locatedIn	Cook County, Illinois ⓘ Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois ⓘ
locatedNear	Chicago ⓘ surface form: Chicago, Illinois
notableFor	Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital ⓘ
observesDST	Central Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Central Daylight Time
partOf	Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
postalServiceDesignation	Hines, IL 60141 ⓘ
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ
servedBy	Metra BNSF Railway Line ⓘ surface form: Metra BNSF Railway Line (nearby stations)
state	Illinois ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Howlin' Wolf → placeOfDeath → Hines, Illinois, United States ⓘ

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital → locatedIn → Hines, Illinois, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hines, Illinois

North Riverside, Illinois → borderedBy → Hines, Illinois, United States ⓘ