The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2018, when he was 21.
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 Q3 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q3 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
375
2.1%
97.9%
30
Rockford
21
0%
100%
31
Peoria
16
6.3%
93.8%
30
Chicago Heights
14
0%
100%
33
Joliet
14
0%
100%
30
East Saint Louis
11
0%
100%
31
Springfield
11
9.1%
90.9%
28
Decatur
10
0%
100%
30
Riverdale
10
0%
100%
38
Aurora
10
0%
100%
30
Kankakee
9
0%
100%
31
Danville
9
0%
100%
34
Waukegan
8
0%
100%
29
Calumet City
8
0%
100%
33
Harvey
7
0%
100%
27
Champaign
6
0%
100%
29
Dolton
6
0%
100%
30
Maywood
6
0%
100%
26
Bolingbrook
5
0%
100%
33
Urbana
5
0%
100%
33
Blue Island
4
0%
100%
32
Lansing
4
0%
100%
37
South Holland
4
0%
100%
26
Pekin
4
25%
75%
35
Des Plaines
3
0%
100%
50
Zion
3
0%
100%
29
Granite City
3
0%
100%
48
Pontiac
3
0%
100%
29
Plainfield
3
0%
100%
32
Bloomington
3
0%
100%
31
Alton
2
50%
50%
26
Carbondale
2
0%
100%
29
Freeport
2
0%
100%
29
Galesburg
2
0%
100%
37
Streamwood
2
0%
100%
28
Moline
2
0%
100%
25
Berwyn
2
0%
100%
24
Hoffman Estates
2
0%
100%
31
Bellwood
2
0%
100%
26
Markham
2
0%
100%
24
Belleville
2
0%
100%
48
Elgin
2
0%
100%
36
Mount Vernon
2
50%
50%
39
Hillside
2
0%
100%
33
Bartlett
2
0%
100%
32
Country Club Hills
2
50%
50%
36
Worth
2
0%
100%
31
Oak Lawn
2
0%
100%
26
Wheeling
2
0%
100%
22
Nauvoo
2
0%
100%
32
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