North Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a crime against justice released on parole in Palatine during the first half of 2019, 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 33.

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 crimes against justice.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against justice paroled in Jan.-June 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	89	11.2%	88.8%	34
Rockford	10	0%	100%	30
Decatur	7	0%	100%	37
Waukegan	5	0%	100%	33
Joliet	4	0%	100%	33
Riverdale	3	0%	100%	30
Galesburg	3	0%	100%	33
Bloomington	3	0%	100%	44
Springfield	2	0%	100%	28
Bridgeview	2	0%	100%	29
Moline	2	50%	50%	27
Peoria	2	0%	100%	29
Harvey	2	0%	100%	28
Cicero	2	0%	100%	34
East Saint Louis	2	50%	50%	27
Aurora	2	0%	100%	48
Maywood	2	0%	100%	31
Oak Park	2	0%	100%	36
Niles	2	0%	100%	29
Evanston	1	0%	100%	28
Bartlett	1	0%	100%	23
Millstadt	1	0%	100%	45
Danville	1	0%	100%	40
Carrollton	1	0%	100%	23
Lincoln	1	0%	100%	51
Taylorville	1	0%	100%	32
Collinsville	1	0%	100%	32
Justice	1	0%	100%	27
Benton	1	0%	100%	43
Chrisman	1	0%	100%	31
Elgin	1	0%	100%	43
Schiller Park	1	0%	100%	27
Dixon	1	0%	100%	37
Grayville	1	0%	100%	28
Glen Ellyn	1	100%	0%	30
Johnston City	1	0%	100%	46
Des Plaines	1	0%	100%	35
Machesney Park	1	0%	100%	35
Westchester	1	0%	100%	22
Burbank	1	100%	0%	38
Vienna	1	0%	100%	28
Palatine	1	0%	100%	35
Hillsboro	1	0%	100%	22
Harrisburg	1	0%	100%	30
South Holland	1	0%	100%	54
Urbana	1	0%	100%	26
Steger	1	0%	100%	23
Calumet City	1	0%	100%	27
Lansing	1	0%	100%	35
Savanna	1	0%	100%	24