Triple
T14495939
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | La Salle, Illinois |
E359499
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedIn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
north-central Illinois
North-central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois characterized by mid-sized industrial and agricultural communities situated between the Chicago metropolitan area and the state’s western and central rural areas.
|
E1105236
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: north-central Illinois | Statement: [La Salle, Illinois, locatedIn, north-central Illinois]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: north-central Illinois Context triple: [La Salle, Illinois, locatedIn, north-central Illinois]
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A.
northwestern Illinois
Northwestern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that encompasses areas along the Mississippi River and includes cities such as Rock Island and the surrounding Quad Cities metropolitan area.
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B.
northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that includes the area around Rockford and the far north counties bordering Wisconsin.
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C.
Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
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D.
Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
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E.
eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois is the region comprising the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois, bordering Indiana and encompassing a mix of agricultural areas, small cities, and college towns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: north-central Illinois Triple: [La Salle, Illinois, locatedIn, north-central Illinois]
Generated description
North-central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois characterized by mid-sized industrial and agricultural communities situated between the Chicago metropolitan area and the state’s western and central rural areas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: north-central Illinois Target entity description: North-central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois characterized by mid-sized industrial and agricultural communities situated between the Chicago metropolitan area and the state’s western and central rural areas.
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A.
northwestern Illinois
Northwestern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that encompasses areas along the Mississippi River and includes cities such as Rock Island and the surrounding Quad Cities metropolitan area.
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B.
northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that includes the area around Rockford and the far north counties bordering Wisconsin.
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C.
Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
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D.
Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
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E.
eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois is the region comprising the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois, bordering Indiana and encompassing a mix of agricultural areas, small cities, and college towns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8279740308190af9df93a3af8592e |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de93109cb081909a6e846db23a4635 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 7:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd7a404cfc819098a5d6359475a712 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 5:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd7d64693c8190abed1fd546f91326 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd7e34ae188190a0dd5e05341c64c6 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:21 a.m.