United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern counties of Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T718959 — 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: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]
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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.
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B.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Iowa.
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C.
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.
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D.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of the state of Iowa.
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E.
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Minnesota.
- 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: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern counties of Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area.
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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.
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B.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of Iowa.
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C.
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.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the southern region of the state of Iowa.
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United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Minnesota.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States district court
ⓘ
federal trial court ⓘ |
| abbreviation | N.D. Ill. ⓘ |
| appellateCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
United States federal law
ⓘ
federal civil law ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtLevel | federal ⓘ |
| created | 1855 ⓘ |
| employer | United States government ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Title 28 of the United States Code
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Courts and tribunals established in 1855
ⓘ
Federal courts in Illinois ⓘ United States district courts ⓘ |
| hasClerkOffice | Office of the Clerk of Court for the Northern District of Illinois ⓘ |
| hasJudgeType | Article III judge ⓘ |
| hasMagistrateJudge | United States magistrate judge ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov ⓘ |
| hasSeat |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| hasSecurity | United States Marshals Service ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Eastern Division
ⓘ
Western Division ⓘ |
| hasType | trial court ⓘ |
| hears |
bench trials
ⓘ
jury trials ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Chicago metropolitan area
ⓘ
Northern District of Illinois ⓘ northern counties of Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Illinois ⓘ |
| partOf |
Seventh Circuit
ⓘ
United States federal judiciary ⓘ
linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
|
| precededBy | United States District Court for the District of Illinois ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction |
bankruptcy appeals
ⓘ
diversity jurisdiction ⓘ federal question jurisdiction ⓘ supplemental jurisdiction ⓘ |
| usesCitationStyle | Bluebook federal court citation ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Description of subject: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern counties of Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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reviewsCasesFrom
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
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employer
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Dirksen Federal Building
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houses
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
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houses
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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jurisdiction
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Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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precededBy
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United States District Court for the District of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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hasClerkOffice
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Office of the Clerk of Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
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jurisdiction
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
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jurisdictionArea
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Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
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convictedBy
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
Chicago Federal Center
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contains
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois offices
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Eastern Division (N.D. Illinois)
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partOf
→
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Eastern Division
subject linked to:
Eastern Division
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Eastern Division (N.D. Illinois)
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governingBody
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Eastern Division
subject linked to:
Eastern Division
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Western Division (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)
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partOf
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Western Division
Western Division (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)
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jurisdiction
→
Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Western Division
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Western Division (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)
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divisionOf
→
Northern District of Illinois federal judicial district
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Western Division
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
N.D. Ill.
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isAbbreviationFor
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois
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jurisdiction
→
Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois
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districtCourtServed
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
United States v. Marcello et al. (Family Secrets)
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tookPlaceIn
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Chicago legal community
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hasMajorCourt
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
ⓘ
Chicago criminal justice system
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includesCourt
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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subject linked to:
Judge Julius Hoffman