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Q2 2018 Recap: Parolees in Sycamore convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were two offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Sycamore during the second quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DeKalb Times.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Sycamore were men. The younger parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 29-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Steven M. Pokorny. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2017 when he was 22 years old. He is now 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 Q2 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q2 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
340
3.5%
96.5%
29
Joliet
16
0%
100%
27
Rockford
15
0%
100%
31
Harvey
13
0%
100%
32
Chicago Heights
12
0%
100%
30
East Saint Louis
10
0%
100%
32
Decatur
9
11.1%
88.9%
29
Dolton
9
0%
100%
32
Kankakee
8
0%
100%
30
Champaign
8
0%
100%
31
Peoria
8
0%
100%
35
Springfield
7
0%
100%
30
Bellwood
7
0%
100%
35
Lansing
7
14.3%
85.7%
31
Calumet City
7
0%
100%
23
Berwyn
6
0%
100%
27
Melrose Park
5
0%
100%
29
Waukegan
5
0%
100%
26
Aurora
5
20%
80%
22
Cicero
5
0%
100%
29
Park Forest
4
0%
100%
27
Maywood
4
25%
75%
32
Matteson
4
0%
100%
28
Oak Park
4
0%
100%
31
Alsip
4
0%
100%
29
Elgin
4
0%
100%
22
Zion
4
0%
100%
33
Riverdale
4
0%
100%
30
Danville
4
0%
100%
34
Belleville
3
0%
100%
29
Markham
3
33.3%
66.7%
27
Evergreen Park
3
0%
100%
33
Granite City
3
0%
100%
30
Normal
3
0%
100%
29
Bloomington
3
0%
100%
28
Blue Island
3
0%
100%
30
Round Lake
3
0%
100%
26
Broadview
3
0%
100%
28
Oak Lawn
3
0%
100%
31
Carbondale
3
0%
100%
24
Yorkville
2
0%
100%
26
Urbana
2
0%
100%
28
North Chicago
2
0%
100%
33
Hazel Crest
2
0%
100%
24
Jacksonville
2
0%
100%
33
Rantoul
2
0%
100%
46
South Holland
2
0%
100%
32
Naperville
2
0%
100%
39
Kewanee
2
0%
100%
37
Richton Park
2
0%
100%
34

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