North Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole in Wheeling during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the North Cook News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 19.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q3 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	141	7.1%	92.9%	36
Rockford	34	2.9%	97.1%	39
Decatur	14	7.1%	92.9%	33
Peoria	13	7.7%	92.3%	36
Kankakee	10	0%	100%	41
Springfield	8	12.5%	87.5%	36
Joliet	8	12.5%	87.5%	31
Quincy	7	0%	100%	36
Granite City	6	0%	100%	40
East Saint Louis	6	16.7%	83.3%	37
Champaign	5	0%	100%	40
Urbana	5	20%	80%	32
Zion	5	20%	80%	29
Danville	5	20%	80%	33
Bloomington	4	0%	100%	40
Rantoul	4	0%	100%	36
Madison	4	0%	100%	31
Elgin	4	0%	100%	32
Freeport	3	0%	100%	42
Jacksonville	3	0%	100%	35
Centralia	3	33.3%	66.7%	25
South Holland	3	0%	100%	37
Metropolis	3	0%	100%	39
Chicago Heights	3	0%	100%	41
Cicero	3	0%	100%	36
Calumet City	3	0%	100%	29
Belleville	3	0%	100%	30
Mundelein	2	0%	100%	34
Alton	2	0%	100%	28
Melrose Park	2	50%	50%	29
Saint Charles	2	0%	100%	36
Streamwood	2	0%	100%	35
Pittsfield	2	0%	100%	29
Kewanee	2	50%	50%	39
Round Lake	2	0%	100%	31
Naperville	2	0%	100%	31
Waukegan	2	0%	100%	37
Marion	2	0%	100%	34
Harvey	2	0%	100%	35
Vandalia	2	0%	100%	26
Caseyville	2	0%	100%	31
Pekin	2	0%	100%	33
Berwyn	2	0%	100%	27
Channahon	2	0%	100%	40
Dekalb	2	0%	100%	39
Dixon	2	0%	100%	31
Blue Island	2	0%	100%	39
Saint Peter	1	100%	0%	33
Brookport	1	0%	100%	24
Herrin	1	0%	100%	49