Comptroller of Illinois

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constitutional office public office state executive office

The Comptroller of Illinois is a statewide elected official responsible for maintaining the state’s fiscal accounts and ordering payments into and out of the state treasury.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Illinois Comptroller	8
Comptroller of Illinois canonical	7
Auditor of Public Accounts (Illinois)	1
Comptroller of the State of Illinois	1
Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts	1
Illinois state comptroller	1
Office of the Comptroller of Illinois	1
Office of the Illinois Comptroller	1
State Comptroller of Illinois	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2324022 — 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: Comptroller of Illinois
Context triple: [Illinois Constitution of 1970, createsOffice, Comptroller of Illinois]

A. Illinois Secretary of State
The Illinois Secretary of State is a statewide elected official who oversees driver services, vehicle registration, state record-keeping, and various administrative functions in Illinois government.
B. Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the state's second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and typically oversees initiatives related to education, rural affairs, and economic development.
C. Illinois Attorney General
The Illinois Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Illinois, responsible for representing the state in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and protecting the public interest.
D. Cook County Treasurer
The Cook County Treasurer is the elected official responsible for collecting and managing property taxes and other public funds for Cook County, Illinois.
E. Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and serving as commander-in-chief of Illinois’s military forces.
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: Comptroller of Illinois
Target entity description: The Comptroller of Illinois is a statewide elected official responsible for maintaining the state’s fiscal accounts and ordering payments into and out of the state treasury.

A. Illinois Secretary of State
The Illinois Secretary of State is a statewide elected official who oversees driver services, vehicle registration, state record-keeping, and various administrative functions in Illinois government.
B. Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the state's second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and typically oversees initiatives related to education, rural affairs, and economic development.
C. Illinois Attorney General
The Illinois Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Illinois, responsible for representing the state in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and protecting the public interest.
D. Cook County Treasurer
The Cook County Treasurer is the elected official responsible for collecting and managing property taxes and other public funds for Cook County, Illinois.
E. Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and serving as commander-in-chief of Illinois’s military forces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office ⓘ public office ⓘ state executive office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Illinois Comptroller ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of Illinois State Comptroller of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of Illinois
appliesToJurisdiction	Illinois ⓘ
branch	executive branch of Illinois ⓘ
constitutionalOfficerAlongWith	Attorney General of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois Attorney General Governor of Illinois ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Illinois ⓘ Secretary of State of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois Secretary of State Treasurer of Illinois ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
created	1970 ⓘ
currentOfficeHolder	Susana A. Mendoza ⓘ
currentOfficeHolderParty	Democratic Party ⓘ
electedIn	Illinois general elections ⓘ
electionType	statewide election ⓘ
firstOfficeHolder	George W. Lindberg ⓘ
hasNativeLabel	Comptroller of the State of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of Illinois
hasSeat	Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/ ⓘ
isElected	true ⓘ
minimumAgeRequirement	25 years ⓘ
officeHolderRole	Illinois Comptroller ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of Illinois
officeLocation	Springfield, Illinois ⓘ
partOf	Government of Illinois ⓘ
positionEstablishedBy	Illinois Constitution ⓘ Illinois Constitution of 1970 ⓘ linked to: Illinois Constitution
replaced	Auditor of Public Accounts (Illinois) ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of Illinois
residenceRequirement	must be a resident of Illinois ⓘ
responsibility	issuing warrants for payment by the state ⓘ keeping records of all state financial transactions ⓘ maintaining ledgers of state funds ⓘ maintaining the state’s central fiscal accounts ⓘ monitoring cash flow of the State of Illinois ⓘ ordering payments into the state treasury ⓘ ordering payments out of the state treasury ⓘ overseeing the state’s payroll ⓘ preparing and issuing state financial reports ⓘ providing fiscal information to the Governor ⓘ providing fiscal information to the Illinois General Assembly ⓘ providing fiscal information to the public ⓘ publishing annual financial reports for Illinois ⓘ
supervises	Office of the Illinois Comptroller ⓘ linked to: Comptroller of Illinois
termLength	4 years ⓘ
termLimits	no term limits ⓘ
votingRequirement	must be a qualified elector of Illinois ⓘ
worksWith	Treasurer of Illinois ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Illinois Constitution of 1970 → createsOffice → Comptroller of Illinois ⓘ

subject linked to: Illinois Constitution

Illinois executive branch → leaderTitle → Comptroller of Illinois ⓘ

Illinois executive branch → composedOf → Office of the Comptroller of Illinois ⓘ