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2019 Recap: Parolees in Palatine convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were four offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Palatine during 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the North Cook News.

The data shows that three men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 33. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 43-year-old man sentenced in 2012.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Dirk L. Hugo. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2012 when he was 35 years old. He is now 43.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1,5592.3%97.7%31
Rockford821.2%98.8%30
Joliet700%100%31
Peoria620%100%29
Springfield550%100%32
Harvey434.7%95.3%32
Decatur420%100%31
Riverdale380%100%31
Dolton360%100%33
Chicago Heights362.8%97.2%34
Waukegan330%100%29
East Saint Louis313.2%96.8%35
Danville300%100%32
Calumet City270%100%31
Blue Island273.7%96.3%31
Maywood254%96%33
Kankakee240%100%28
Aurora238.7%91.3%30
Champaign205%95%30
Bloomington190%100%33
Cicero180%100%34
Belleville140%100%35
Lansing147.1%92.9%30
Park Forest140%100%32
Richton Park130%100%30
Bellwood130%100%30
Hazel Crest120%100%32
Markham120%100%32
Bolingbrook110%100%34
Carbondale110%100%32
Freeport110%100%29
Marion1010%90%34
South Holland100%100%29
Berwyn100%100%29
Oak Lawn100%100%36
Galesburg1010%90%32
Urbana90%100%33
Melrose Park911.1%88.9%30
Matteson911.1%88.9%27
Elgin90%100%28
Zion90%100%34
Midlothian90%100%29
Hillside80%100%32
Belvidere80%100%27
Tinley Park70%100%34
Broadview714.3%85.7%29
Saint Charles70%100%27
Mount Vernon70%100%34
North Chicago70%100%29
Madison70%100%30

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