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Jan.-June 2019 Recap: Parolees in Wheeling convicted of property crimes

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There were three offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Wheeling during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the North Cook News.

The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 41. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 55-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was William Robbins. He was convicted of a property crime in 2017 when he was 52 years old. He is now 55.

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 during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago6326.6%93.4%38
Rockford5810.3%89.7%37
Peoria4418.2%81.8%37
Decatur3815.8%84.2%37
Springfield3611.1%88.9%38
Joliet2817.9%82.1%36
Aurora2817.9%82.1%37
Waukegan238.7%91.3%37
Kankakee200%100%33
East Saint Louis2010%90%42
Danville1711.8%88.2%31
Belleville170%100%35
Harvey170%100%40
Champaign1520%80%39
Bloomington1414.3%85.7%27
Cicero137.7%92.3%38
Granite City1323.1%76.9%38
Elgin137.7%92.3%36
Collinsville128.3%91.7%33
Riverdale120%100%36
Blue Island120%100%48
Mount Vernon1127.3%72.7%31
Marion119.1%90.9%39
Maywood1010%90%39
Chicago Heights1010%90%42
Dolton100%100%37
Rock Island911.1%88.9%39
Wheaton911.1%88.9%33
Calumet City90%100%38
Broadview812.5%87.5%40
Berwyn837.5%62.5%34
Pekin812.5%87.5%32
Charleston837.5%62.5%34
Freeport80%100%36
Moline742.9%57.1%34
Saint Charles728.6%71.4%35
Wood River728.6%71.4%39
Centralia714.3%85.7%31
East Moline714.3%85.7%36
Melrose Park60%100%29
North Chicago616.7%83.3%40
Mattoon60%100%31
Streamwood616.7%83.3%33
Alton633.3%66.7%38
Sterling650%50%40
Bolingbrook60%100%34
Dekalb60%100%31
West Frankfort520%80%34
Ottawa520%80%28
Park Forest50%100%33

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