U.S. Route 6 near Joliet–Lockport area
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U.S. Route 6 near the Joliet–Lockport area is a major east–west U.S. highway segment in northeastern Illinois that serves as a key regional corridor for suburban and industrial traffic southwest of Chicago.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 6 in Illinois | 1 |
| U.S. Route 6 near Joliet–Lockport area canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17798172 — 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: U.S. Route 6 near Joliet–Lockport area Context triple: [Illinois Route 171, hasJunctionWith, U.S. Route 6 near Joliet–Lockport area]
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A.
Illinois Route
Illinois Route is a network of state-maintained highways that facilitate regional and local transportation across the state of Illinois.
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B.
Illinois Route 61
Illinois Route 61 is a state highway in western Illinois that runs through rural areas, connecting small communities and providing regional access within Adams County and surrounding counties.
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U.S. Route 45 near Champaign, Illinois
U.S. Route 45 near Champaign, Illinois is a major north–south U.S. highway corridor serving the Champaign area and linking it to other communities in Illinois and beyond.
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D.
U.S. Route 20 in Illinois
U.S. Route 20 in Illinois is a major east–west U.S. highway that traverses northern Illinois, connecting rural areas, suburbs, and cities as part of a cross-country route from the Midwest to the East Coast.
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E.
Illinois Route 60
Illinois Route 60 is a state highway in northeastern Illinois that serves as a key east–west arterial route through Lake County suburbs such as Vernon Hills.
- 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: U.S. Route 6 near Joliet–Lockport area Target entity description: U.S. Route 6 near the Joliet–Lockport area is a major east–west U.S. highway segment in northeastern Illinois that serves as a key regional corridor for suburban and industrial traffic southwest of Chicago.
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A.
Illinois Route
Illinois Route is a network of state-maintained highways that facilitate regional and local transportation across the state of Illinois.
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B.
Illinois Route 61
Illinois Route 61 is a state highway in western Illinois that runs through rural areas, connecting small communities and providing regional access within Adams County and surrounding counties.
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C.
U.S. Route 45 near Champaign, Illinois
U.S. Route 45 near Champaign, Illinois is a major north–south U.S. highway corridor serving the Champaign area and linking it to other communities in Illinois and beyond.
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D.
U.S. Route 20 in Illinois
U.S. Route 20 in Illinois is a major east–west U.S. highway that traverses northern Illinois, connecting rural areas, suburbs, and cities as part of a cross-country route from the Midwest to the East Coast.
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E.
Illinois Route 60
Illinois Route 60 is a state highway in northeastern Illinois that serves as a key east–west arterial route through Lake County suburbs such as Vernon Hills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U.S. Route 6 near Joliet–Lockport area