Streator, Illinois
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Streator, Illinois is a small city in north-central Illinois best known as the birthplace of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Streator, Illinois canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19259866 — 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: Streator, Illinois Context triple: [Clyde Tombaugh, placeOfBirth, Streator, Illinois]
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A.
Steger, Illinois
Steger, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area that spans both Will and Cook counties.
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B.
Frankfort, Illinois
Frankfort, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its historic downtown and family-oriented community.
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C.
Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island, Illinois is a historic Mississippi River city in western Illinois known as part of the Quad Cities and for its long-standing industrial and transportation significance.
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D.
El Paso, Illinois
El Paso, Illinois is a small Midwestern city in Woodford County known historically as a railroad town and part of the Peoria metropolitan area.
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E.
Columbia, Illinois
Columbia, Illinois is a small city in the St. Louis metropolitan area known for its historic German heritage and location along the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois.
- 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: Streator, Illinois Target entity description: Streator, Illinois is a small city in north-central Illinois best known as the birthplace of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto.
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A.
Steger, Illinois
Steger, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area that spans both Will and Cook counties.
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B.
Frankfort, Illinois
Frankfort, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its historic downtown and family-oriented community.
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C.
Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island, Illinois is a historic Mississippi River city in western Illinois known as part of the Quad Cities and for its long-standing industrial and transportation significance.
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D.
El Paso, Illinois
El Paso, Illinois is a small Midwestern city in Woodford County known historically as a railroad town and part of the Peoria metropolitan area.
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E.
Columbia, Illinois
Columbia, Illinois is a small city in the St. Louis metropolitan area known for its historic German heritage and location along the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.