Interstate 290 in Illinois
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Interstate 290 in Illinois is a major auxiliary Interstate Highway serving the Chicago metropolitan area, connecting the city's downtown to its western suburbs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 290 in Illinois canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8612494 — 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: Interstate 290 in Illinois Context triple: [Salt Creek (Illinois), crosses, Interstate 290 in Illinois]
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A.
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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B.
Interstate 290
Interstate 290 is a highway in Massachusetts that serves as a key connector between Worcester and the surrounding regional interstate network.
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C.
Interstate 290
Interstate 290 is a highway in western New York that serves as a key connector between Buffalo’s suburbs and major regional routes.
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D.
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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E.
Interstate 94 in Northbrook, Illinois
Interstate 94 in Northbrook, Illinois is a major segment of the I-94 freeway in Chicago’s northern suburbs, carrying regional and commuter traffic between the city and communities to the north and northwest.
- 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: Interstate 290 in Illinois Target entity description: Interstate 290 in Illinois is a major auxiliary Interstate Highway serving the Chicago metropolitan area, connecting the city's downtown to its western suburbs.
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A.
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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B.
Interstate 290
Interstate 290 is a highway in Massachusetts that serves as a key connector between Worcester and the surrounding regional interstate network.
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C.
Interstate 290
Interstate 290 is a highway in western New York that serves as a key connector between Buffalo’s suburbs and major regional routes.
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D.
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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E.
Interstate 94 in Northbrook, Illinois
Interstate 94 in Northbrook, Illinois is a major segment of the I-94 freeway in Chicago’s northern suburbs, carrying regional and commuter traffic between the city and communities to the north and northwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interstate Highway
ⓘ
auxiliary Interstate Highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation | I-290 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western suburbs of Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| directionA | west ⓘ |
| directionB | east ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Eisenhower Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eisenhower Freeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasControlOfAccess | full access control ⓘ |
| hasFunction | connects downtown Chicago to western suburbs ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Illinois Route 53
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 294 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 355 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 94 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multi-lane freeway ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Congress Parkway extension (historic)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eisenhower Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimitType | posted speed limits varying by segment ⓘ |
| isAuxiliaryTo |
Interstate 90
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 94 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDesignated | urban Interstate ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorCorridorFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
suburban-to-downtown travel ⓘ |
| isNumbered | spur route ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork | National Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Illinois Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cook County, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DuPage County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | freeway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 290 ⓘ |
| serves |
Chicago Loop (downtown Chicago)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmhurst, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Hillside, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Itasca, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Maywood, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Oak Park, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Schaumburg, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | Rolling Meadows, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Interstate 290 in Illinois Description of subject: Interstate 290 in Illinois is a major auxiliary Interstate Highway serving the Chicago metropolitan area, connecting the city's downtown to its western suburbs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.