The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2017, when he was 24.
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 Q1 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q1 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
354
4%
96.1%
29
Rockford
18
0%
100%
31
Joliet
14
0%
100%
29
Springfield
13
0%
100%
27
Peoria
12
0%
100%
32
East Saint Louis
11
0%
100%
32
Riverdale
10
10%
90%
33
Harvey
9
0%
100%
33
Dolton
9
11.1%
88.9%
29
Urbana
9
0%
100%
32
Aurora
8
0%
100%
32
Calumet City
7
0%
100%
27
Broadview
7
0%
100%
33
Waukegan
7
0%
100%
32
Chicago Heights
6
0%
100%
32
Decatur
6
0%
100%
31
Danville
6
0%
100%
28
Matteson
6
0%
100%
27
Kankakee
6
0%
100%
26
Bellwood
5
0%
100%
33
Blue Island
5
0%
100%
30
Champaign
4
0%
100%
31
Belleville
4
0%
100%
28
Berwyn
4
0%
100%
30
Country Club Hills
4
0%
100%
27
North Chicago
4
0%
100%
38
South Holland
3
0%
100%
31
Maywood
3
0%
100%
29
Oak Park
3
0%
100%
28
Cicero
3
0%
100%
41
Hazel Crest
3
0%
100%
38
Lansing
2
50%
50%
25
La Grange
2
0%
100%
25
Markham
2
0%
100%
42
Westchester
2
0%
100%
35
Bolingbrook
2
0%
100%
39
Wheaton
2
0%
100%
21
Montgomery
2
0%
100%
25
Park Forest
2
0%
100%
23
Ottawa
2
0%
100%
37
Zion
2
0%
100%
30
Ullin
2
50%
50%
27
Oak Lawn
2
0%
100%
25
Mattoon
2
0%
100%
34
Naperville
2
0%
100%
34
Mount Vernon
2
0%
100%
33
Midlothian
2
0%
100%
25
Elgin
2
0%
100%
23
Granite City
2
0%
100%
34
Hanover Park
2
0%
100%
34
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