The data shows that the released offender in Tampico was a man. He was convicted of crimes against a person in 2018, when he was 25.
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 the fourth quarter.
City
Counties
Total Q4 Parolees
% convicted for sex crimes
% convicted for homicide
% convicted for drug-related crimes
Chicago
Cook
1,768
0.2%
2.8%
28.6%
Rockford
Winnebago
141
0%
3.5%
17.7%
Kankakee
Kankakee
91
7.7%
3.3%
19.8%
Springfield
Sangamon
90
0%
2.2%
31.1%
Peoria
Peoria
84
1.2%
1.2%
23.8%
Joliet
Will
83
0%
3.6%
24.1%
Decatur
Macon
81
1.2%
1.2%
13.6%
East Saint Louis
St. Clair
65
3.1%
3.1%
23.1%
Aurora
Kane, Dupage
59
1.7%
5.1%
35.6%
Chicago Heights
Cook
50
2%
4%
18%
Danville
Vermilion
45
4.4%
4.4%
20%
Waukegan
Lake
41
0%
4.9%
29.3%
Harvey
Cook
40
2.5%
0%
25%
Calumet City
Cook
39
0%
2.6%
25.6%
Champaign
Champaign
39
0%
0%
20.5%
Elgin
Cook, Kane
37
0%
5.4%
21.6%
Dolton
Cook
37
2.7%
8.1%
10.8%
Granite City
Madison
31
0%
0%
32.3%
Bloomington
McLean
31
0%
0%
38.7%
Blue Island
Cook
31
0%
0%
25.8%
Marion
Williamson
29
0%
0%
20.7%
Maywood
Cook
28
0%
3.6%
25%
Freeport
Stephenson
26
0%
0%
42.3%
Urbana
Champaign
25
0%
0%
28%
Quincy
Adams
24
0%
0%
41.7%
Riverdale
Cook
23
4.3%
0%
17.4%
Belleville
St. Clair
21
0%
0%
9.5%
Galesburg
Knox
19
0%
0%
31.6%
Alton
Madison
19
0%
5.3%
36.8%
Berwyn
Cook
19
0%
10.5%
21.1%
Pekin
Tazewell
19
0%
0%
31.6%
Cicero
Cook
18
0%
0%
5.6%
Bellwood
Cook
17
0%
5.9%
11.8%
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
17
0%
0%
35.3%
Centralia
Marion
17
5.9%
5.9%
52.9%
Rock Island
Rock Island
15
0%
0%
40%
Des Plaines
Cook
14
0%
7.1%
28.6%
North Chicago
Lake
13
0%
0%
7.7%
Sterling
Whiteside
12
0%
0%
16.7%
Zion
Lake
12
0%
0%
8.3%
Mattoon
Coles
12
8.3%
0%
25%
Country Club Hills
Cook
12
8.3%
0%
0%
Evanston
Cook
11
0%
0%
27.3%
South Holland
Cook
11
0%
0%
18.2%
Machesney Park
Winnebago
11
9.1%
9.1%
18.2%
Matteson
Cook
11
0%
0%
9.1%
Dekalb
Dekalb
11
0%
0%
45.5%
Hazel Crest
Cook
10
0%
10%
0%
Moline
Rock Island
10
0%
0%
40%
Olney
Richland
10
0%
10%
70%
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