The data shows that a man and woman were released in Arlington Heights. The younger parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 49-year-old woman sentenced in 2018.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Kristen L. Benson. She was convicted of a property crime in 2018 when she was 48 years old. She is now 49.
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 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q4 2018 who were convicted of property crimes.
Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q4 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
374
5.9%
94.1%
37
Rockford
37
10.8%
89.2%
34
Springfield
27
7.4%
92.6%
34
Peoria
27
14.8%
85.2%
37
Decatur
25
16%
84%
36
Joliet
19
15.8%
84.2%
36
East Saint Louis
16
18.8%
81.3%
34
Danville
14
14.3%
85.7%
34
Champaign
13
0%
100%
37
Blue Island
13
15.4%
84.6%
37
Granite City
13
0%
100%
43
Kankakee
12
0%
100%
31
Belleville
12
8.3%
91.7%
35
Waukegan
9
0%
100%
36
Urbana
8
12.5%
87.5%
40
Chicago Heights
8
0%
100%
37
Aurora
8
0%
100%
34
Bellwood
8
0%
100%
38
Harvey
7
0%
100%
34
Hazel Crest
7
14.3%
85.7%
38
Calumet City
6
0%
100%
45
Galesburg
6
66.7%
33.3%
27
Marion
6
16.7%
83.3%
41
Elgin
5
0%
100%
39
Rock Island
5
0%
100%
26
Bloomington
5
40%
60%
32
Mount Vernon
5
20%
80%
26
Collinsville
4
0%
100%
35
Freeport
4
0%
100%
24
Streamwood
4
0%
100%
29
Dolton
4
0%
100%
28
Wheaton
4
0%
100%
35
Cicero
4
0%
100%
29
Vandalia
4
50%
50%
44
Lockport
4
0%
100%
25
Rock Falls
4
50%
50%
33
Maywood
4
0%
100%
37
Canton
4
25%
75%
39
Zion
4
0%
100%
34
Des Plaines
4
0%
100%
25
Dekalb
3
0%
100%
24
West Frankfort
3
33.3%
66.7%
38
Robinson
3
0%
100%
37
East Alton
3
0%
100%
41
Pekin
3
33.3%
66.7%
32
Jacksonville
3
33.3%
66.7%
43
Oak Lawn
3
0%
100%
40
Naperville
3
0%
100%
26
Mendota
3
0%
100%
38
Watseka
3
0%
100%
29
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