NW Illinois News

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole in Mc Connell during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the NW Illinois News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 31.

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 crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Jan.-June 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	241	10.8%	89.2%	36
Rockford	49	4.1%	95.9%	35
Decatur	27	0%	100%	35
Springfield	22	13.6%	86.4%	36
Waukegan	22	18.2%	81.8%	32
East Saint Louis	20	20%	80%	38
Joliet	18	0%	100%	35
Peoria	15	13.3%	86.7%	36
Aurora	12	0%	100%	34
Harvey	11	36.4%	63.6%	39
Elgin	10	10%	90%	37
Bloomington	8	12.5%	87.5%	39
Quincy	8	0%	100%	41
Alton	8	0%	100%	39
Kankakee	8	0%	100%	34
Riverdale	7	0%	100%	33
Galesburg	7	0%	100%	34
Urbana	7	28.6%	71.4%	35
Granite City	7	14.3%	85.7%	36
Broadview	6	0%	100%	39
Belleville	6	33.3%	66.7%	29
Chicago Heights	6	0%	100%	31
Melrose Park	6	0%	100%	30
Cicero	6	0%	100%	30
Centralia	5	20%	80%	42
Pekin	5	20%	80%	31
Vandalia	5	20%	80%	45
Round Lake	5	0%	100%	32
Zion	5	0%	100%	43
Edwardsville	4	50%	50%	37
Marion	4	0%	100%	37
Freeport	4	0%	100%	30
Danville	4	0%	100%	40
Park Forest	4	0%	100%	39
Berwyn	4	0%	100%	33
Champaign	4	0%	100%	39
Wheaton	4	25%	75%	33
Wheeling	4	25%	75%	31
Carbondale	4	0%	100%	41
Carmi	4	25%	75%	40
Rock Island	4	25%	75%	39
Lincoln	3	0%	100%	30
Streator	3	33.3%	66.7%	38
Sycamore	3	33.3%	66.7%	41
Ullin	3	0%	100%	27
Woodstock	3	0%	100%	33
Dolton	3	0%	100%	31
Mount Vernon	3	0%	100%	35
Sterling	3	0%	100%	35
Romeoville	3	33.3%	66.7%	34