DeKalb Times

There was one offender convicted of a property crime living in DeKalb County released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DeKalb Times.

The data shows that the released offender on parolee was a man. He was convicted in 2024 when he was 30 years old. He is now 31.

Commonly referred to as parole in Illinois, Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is a post-prison supervision period, in which individuals must follow specific rules like check-ins with parole officers; violations can lead to re-incarceration. Unlike parole, MSR is automatically required for all individuals released after serving a prison sentence.

In 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to reform Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release program. The law aims to reduce recidivism and reportedly create a more effective and equitable supervision system by incentivizing education, streamlining the review process, and expanding virtual check-ins.

“Our current supervision system too often operates unfairly, with rules that make it simply a revolving door back to jail,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago. “In fact, more than 25% of people who are released from prison in Illinois end up back behind bars, not because they’re recidivists, but instead for a noncriminal technical violation.”

A 2018 report from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council indicated that 43% of released prisoners in Illinois return to prison within three years, costing taxpayers an estimated $152,000 per recidivism event.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	301	5%	95%	33
Macon County	28	7.1%	92.9%	37
Winnebago County	23	21.7%	78.3%	43
Lake County	20	0%	100%	40
St. Clair County	20	20%	80%	39
Will County	15	6.7%	93.3%	37
Madison County	15	13.3%	86.7%	46
Peoria County	15	20%	80%	36
Sangamon County	13	7.7%	92.3%	38
Kane County	12	8.3%	91.7%	36.5
DuPage County	9	0%	100%	41
McLean County	8	12.5%	87.5%	35
Kankakee County	6	33.3%	66.7%	37.5
Rock Island County	6	0%	100%	28.5
Coles County	6	16.7%	83.3%	29
Champaign County	6	16.7%	83.3%	29.5
Tazewell County	5	20%	80%	43
Whiteside County	4	0%	100%	44.5
Jackson County	4	0%	100%	38.5
Adams County	4	25%	75%	33
Vermilion County	3	33.3%	66.7%	29
McHenry County	3	33.3%	66.7%	30
Morgan County	3	0%	100%	48
Clay County	3	0%	100%	48
Lasalle County	3	0%	100%	45
Marion County	3	0%	100%	41
Logan County	3	0%	100%	43
Randolph County	3	33.3%	66.7%	31
Montgomery County	2	0%	100%	43.5
Mercer County	2	50%	50%	46.5
McDonough County	2	0%	100%	49
Massac County	2	0%	100%	35
Mason County	2	50%	50%	24
Pike County	2	0%	100%	33
Christian County	2	0%	100%	47.5
Macoupin County	2	0%	100%	34
Livingston County	2	0%	100%	39.5
Lawrence County	2	0%	100%	37
Knox County	2	0%	100%	40
Kendall County	2	0%	100%	33.5
Williamson County	2	50%	50%	41.5
Jersey County	2	0%	100%	35
Jefferson County	2	0%	100%	35
Hamilton County	2	0%	100%	42.5
Union County	1	0%	100%	33
Schuyler County	1	0%	100%	55
Crawford County	1	0%	100%	19
Wabash County	1	0%	100%	37
Wayne County	1	0%	100%	47
White County	1	0%	100%	40
Carroll County	1	0%	100%	48
Bureau County	1	0%	100%	30
Woodford County	1	0%	100%	23
Saline County	1	0%	100%	43
DeKalb County	1	0%	100%	31
Pulaski County	1	0%	100%	47
DeWitt County	1	0%	100%	44
Edgar County	1	0%	100%	41
Marshall County	1	0%	100%	43
Fayette County	1	0%	100%	42
Ford County	1	0%	100%	27
Franklin County	1	0%	100%	31
Gallatin County	1	0%	100%	36
Grundy County	1	0%	100%	28
Iroquois County	1	0%	100%	35
Henry County	1	0%	100%	59