DeKalb Times

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in Genoa during the second quarter, 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 2012 when he was 26.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q2 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	386	2.8%	97.2%	31
Rockford	24	0%	100%	29
Peoria	23	0%	100%	28
Decatur	15	0%	100%	30
Riverdale	13	0%	100%	30
Harvey	12	16.7%	83.3%	29
Waukegan	10	0%	100%	28
Springfield	10	0%	100%	31
Joliet	10	0%	100%	26
Chicago Heights	8	0%	100%	33
Richton Park	8	0%	100%	29
Danville	7	0%	100%	32
Aurora	7	0%	100%	30
Blue Island	7	0%	100%	33
Kankakee	6	0%	100%	28
Galesburg	6	0%	100%	33
East Saint Louis	6	16.7%	83.3%	38
Freeport	5	0%	100%	32
Bolingbrook	5	0%	100%	34
Champaign	5	0%	100%	36
Dolton	5	0%	100%	30
Belvidere	5	0%	100%	26
Hazel Crest	5	0%	100%	31
Bellwood	5	0%	100%	31
Calumet City	5	0%	100%	31
Jacksonville	4	0%	100%	33
Zion	4	0%	100%	31
Cicero	4	0%	100%	39
Berwyn	4	0%	100%	27
Carbondale	4	0%	100%	30
Bloomington	4	0%	100%	31
South Holland	3	0%	100%	29
Matteson	3	33.3%	66.7%	31
Markham	3	0%	100%	28
Marion	3	33.3%	66.7%	29
Madison	3	0%	100%	33
Elgin	3	0%	100%	30
Park Forest	3	0%	100%	35
Melrose Park	3	0%	100%	36
Maywood	3	33.3%	66.7%	40
Urbana	3	0%	100%	33
University Park	3	0%	100%	38
Morris	2	0%	100%	26
Anna	2	0%	100%	36
O Fallon	2	0%	100%	29
Havana	2	0%	100%	33
Midlothian	2	0%	100%	27
Kewanee	2	0%	100%	34
Palatine	2	0%	100%	23
Evanston	2	0%	100%	33