DeKalb Times

There was an offender convicted of homicide released on parole in Sycamore during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DeKalb Times.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2009 when he was 39.

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 2018 who were convicted of homicide.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in Jan.-June 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	86	7%	93%	45
Rockford	5	0%	100%	41
East Saint Louis	5	0%	100%	51
Chicago Heights	4	0%	100%	48
Harvey	4	25%	75%	44
Joliet	4	0%	100%	42
Peoria	3	33.3%	66.7%	51
Kankakee	3	0%	100%	39
Springfield	2	0%	100%	32
Hillside	2	0%	100%	35
River Grove	2	0%	100%	41
Carbondale	2	0%	100%	44
Maywood	2	0%	100%	35
Lansing	2	0%	100%	39
Bellwood	2	0%	100%	37
Berwyn	2	0%	100%	53
Bloomington	2	100%	0%	43
Yorkville	2	0%	100%	38
Broadview	2	50%	50%	40
Park Forest	1	0%	100%	35
North Chicago	1	0%	100%	41
Petersburg	1	0%	100%	45
Milan	1	100%	0%	35
Normal	1	100%	0%	49
Romeoville	1	0%	100%	28
Sycamore	1	0%	100%	49
Wilmington	1	0%	100%	38
Westmont	1	0%	100%	45
West Frankfort	1	0%	100%	47
Waukegan	1	0%	100%	34
Villa Park	1	0%	100%	48
Vienna	1	0%	100%	44
Bolingbrook	1	0%	100%	39
South Beloit	1	100%	0%	30
Sandwich	1	0%	100%	47
Rushville	1	0%	100%	64
Markham	1	0%	100%	38
Marion	1	0%	100%	35
Decatur	1	100%	0%	38
Collinsville	1	100%	0%	72
Alsip	1	0%	100%	52
Charleston	1	0%	100%	27
Champaign	1	0%	100%	31
Centralia	1	0%	100%	40
Calumet City	1	0%	100%	44
Beardstown	1	0%	100%	65
Aurora	1	0%	100%	47
Dolton	1	0%	100%	34
East Galesburg	1	0%	100%	59
Elgin	1	0%	100%	37