Illinois Appellate Court, First District

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court of appeals intermediate appellate court state court

The Illinois Appellate Court, First District is an intermediate appellate court in Illinois that reviews decisions from trial courts in and around Cook County.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Illinois Appellate Court	22
Illinois Appellate Court, First District canonical	3
Appellate Court of Illinois	2
Fifth Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District	1
First Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District	1
Fourth Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District	1
Second Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District	1
Third Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T378435 — 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: Illinois Appellate Court, First District
Context triple: [Circuit Court of Cook County, hearsAppealsTo, Illinois Appellate Court, First District]

A. Circuit Court of Cook County
The Circuit Court of Cook County is one of the largest unified trial court systems in the United States, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, and administrative cases for Chicago and the surrounding Cook County area.
B. Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Illinois, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the state’s court system.
C. Illinois state court system
The Illinois state court system is the unified judicial branch of Illinois that oversees trial and appellate courts across the state, including the Supreme Court of Illinois, appellate districts, and numerous circuit courts.
D. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
E. Cook County, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois is a populous county in northeastern Illinois that includes the city of Chicago and serves as a major economic, cultural, and political hub in the United States.
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: Illinois Appellate Court, First District
Target entity description: The Illinois Appellate Court, First District is an intermediate appellate court in Illinois that reviews decisions from trial courts in and around Cook County.

A. Circuit Court of Cook County
The Circuit Court of Cook County is one of the largest unified trial court systems in the United States, handling a broad range of civil, criminal, and administrative cases for Chicago and the surrounding Cook County area.
B. Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Illinois, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the state’s court system.
C. Illinois state court system
The Illinois state court system is the unified judicial branch of Illinois that oversees trial and appellate courts across the state, including the Supreme Court of Illinois, appellate districts, and numerous circuit courts.
D. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
E. Cook County, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois is a populous county in northeastern Illinois that includes the city of Chicago and serves as a major economic, cultural, and political hub in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of appeals ⓘ intermediate appellate court ⓘ state court ⓘ
appealFrom	certain interlocutory orders of the Circuit Court of Cook County ⓘ final judgments of the Circuit Court of Cook County ⓘ
bindingPrecedentIn	Illinois trial courts within its district ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
courtLevelAbove	Illinois Circuit Courts in its district ⓘ
courtLevelBelow	Supreme Court of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois Supreme Court
courtSystem	Illinois state court system ⓘ
createdBy	Illinois General Assembly ⓘ
decisionType	orders ⓘ written opinions ⓘ
governingLaw	Illinois Constitution ⓘ Illinois statutes ⓘ linked to: Illinois Compiled Statutes
handles	appeals from trial courts in and around Cook County ⓘ
hasDivision	Fifth Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District ⓘ linked to: Illinois Appellate Court, First District First Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District ⓘ linked to: Illinois Appellate Court, First District Fourth Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District ⓘ linked to: Illinois Appellate Court, First District Second Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District ⓘ linked to: Illinois Appellate Court, First District Third Division of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District ⓘ linked to: Illinois Appellate Court, First District
higherCourt	Supreme Court of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois Supreme Court
jurisdiction	Cook County, Illinois ⓘ Illinois ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
levelOfCourt	intermediate ⓘ
locatedIn	Cook County, Illinois ⓘ
panelComposition	three-judge panels ⓘ
partOf	Illinois Appellate Court ⓘ linked to: Illinois Appellate Court, First District
reviews	administrative appeals ⓘ civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ
reviewsDecisionsFrom	Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County ⓘ linked to: Circuit Court of Cook County
seat	Chicago, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Chicago, Illinois, United States
state	Illinois ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction	appellate jurisdiction ⓘ

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