The data shows that both of the released offenders in Niles were men. The younger parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2019.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Patrick Opalka. He was convicted of a crime against justice in 2018 when he was 26 years old. He is now 27.
Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.
The table below shows the cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q1 2019 who were convicted of crimes against justice.
Prisoners convicted of crimes against justice paroled in Q1 2019
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
46
10.9%
89.1%
35
Rockford
5
0%
100%
27
Decatur
5
0%
100%
31
Niles
2
0%
100%
28
Joliet
2
0%
100%
26
Harvey
2
0%
100%
30
Maywood
2
0%
100%
30
Springfield
2
0%
100%
33
Bridgeview
2
0%
100%
27
Bloomington
2
0%
100%
36
Oregon
1
0%
100%
36
Oglesby
1
0%
100%
23
Westville
1
0%
100%
43
Sterling
1
0%
100%
36
Wheaton
1
0%
100%
22
Newman
1
0%
100%
30
Moline
1
0%
100%
36
Mchenry
1
0%
100%
32
Westchester
1
0%
100%
21
Peoria
1
0%
100%
31
Plano
1
0%
100%
24
Pontiac
1
0%
100%
25
Riverdale
1
0%
100%
27
Schiller Park
1
0%
100%
26
Waukegan
1
0%
100%
23
Urbana
1
0%
100%
28
Steger
1
0%
100%
22
Woodridge
1
0%
100%
46
Madison
1
0%
100%
29
Cicero
1
0%
100%
23
Charleston
1
100%
0%
38
Casey
1
0%
100%
40
Carrollton
1
0%
100%
22
Brookfield
1
0%
100%
36
Berwyn
1
0%
100%
34
Bellwood
1
0%
100%
37
Belleville
1
0%
100%
35
Danville
1
0%
100%
39
Des Plaines
1
0%
100%
34
Evanston
1
0%
100%
26
Machesney Park
1
0%
100%
34
Lee
1
0%
100%
40
Kincaid
1
0%
100%
31
Hopedale
1
0%
100%
36
Highwood
1
0%
100%
35
Granite City
1
0%
100%
21
Godfrey
1
0%
100%
41
Freeport
1
0%
100%
29
Armington
1
0%
100%
48
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