Du Quoin, Illinois
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Du Quoin, Illinois is a small city in southern Illinois known historically for coal mining and for hosting the Du Quoin State Fair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Du Quoin, Illinois canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19253202 — 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: Du Quoin, Illinois Context triple: [Illini (Amtrak), routeVia, Du Quoin, Illinois]
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A.
LaPlace, Illinois
LaPlace, Illinois is a small rural village located in Piatt County in central Illinois.
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B.
Bluffs, Illinois
Bluffs, Illinois is a small village located in Scott County in west-central Illinois, known for its rural character and tight-knit community.
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C.
De Soto, Illinois
De Soto, Illinois is a small village in southern Illinois known for its rural community character and proximity to the city of Carbondale.
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D.
Rio, Illinois
Rio, Illinois is a small rural village in Knox County known for its tight-knit community and agricultural surroundings in western Illinois.
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E.
Frankfort, Illinois
Frankfort, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its historic downtown and family-oriented community.
- 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: Du Quoin, Illinois Target entity description: Du Quoin, Illinois is a small city in southern Illinois known historically for coal mining and for hosting the Du Quoin State Fair.
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A.
LaPlace, Illinois
LaPlace, Illinois is a small rural village located in Piatt County in central Illinois.
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B.
Bluffs, Illinois
Bluffs, Illinois is a small village located in Scott County in west-central Illinois, known for its rural character and tight-knit community.
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C.
De Soto, Illinois
De Soto, Illinois is a small village in southern Illinois known for its rural community character and proximity to the city of Carbondale.
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D.
Rio, Illinois
Rio, Illinois is a small rural village in Knox County known for its tight-knit community and agricultural surroundings in western Illinois.
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E.
Frankfort, Illinois
Frankfort, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its historic downtown and family-oriented community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.