The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2014, when he was 63. He was a veteran.
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 2018.
City
Counties
Total 2018 Parolees
% convicted for sex crimes
% convicted for homicide
% convicted for drug-related crimes
Chicago
Cook
6,973
0.4%
2.7%
30.1%
Rockford
Winnebago
500
1.8%
2.6%
17.8%
Joliet
Will
349
0.9%
1.7%
26.1%
Springfield
Sangamon
340
1.5%
1.2%
26.2%
Decatur
Macon
339
1.2%
0.9%
23%
Peoria
Peoria
304
2%
1.6%
26%
East Saint Louis
St. Clair
246
1.6%
4.5%
20.7%
Aurora
Kane, Dupage, Will
217
1.8%
2.3%
29.5%
Chicago Heights
Cook
176
1.1%
6.3%
22.2%
Waukegan
Lake
166
0%
1.8%
22.3%
Harvey
Cook
164
1.2%
4.9%
20.7%
Calumet City
Cook
148
0.7%
0.7%
21.6%
Kankakee
Kankakee
148
4.7%
2%
18.2%
Elgin
Cook, Kane
146
0.7%
2.1%
24.7%
Blue Island
Cook
130
0%
1.5%
29.2%
Champaign
Champaign
128
0%
1.6%
21.1%
Danville
Vermilion
127
3.9%
1.6%
22.1%
Marion
Williamson
121
0.8%
0.8%
33.1%
Bloomington
McLean
119
0%
1.7%
33.6%
Dolton
Cook
103
1.9%
5.8%
16.5%
Granite City
Madison
99
1%
1%
21.2%
Maywood
Cook
95
1.1%
4.2%
33.7%
Riverdale
Cook
93
2.2%
0%
14%
Quincy
Adams
91
1.1%
0%
48.4%
Cicero
Cook
79
0%
0%
19%
Belleville
St. Clair
74
2.7%
0%
16.2%
Bellwood
Cook
73
0%
6.9%
24.7%
Urbana
Champaign
70
1.4%
0%
18.6%
Alton
Madison
68
0%
2.9%
33.8%
Freeport
Stephenson
68
1.5%
0%
39.7%
Berwyn
Cook
65
0%
7.7%
24.6%
Pekin
Tazewell
65
1.5%
0%
33.9%
Galesburg
Knox
64
0%
1.6%
21.9%
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
60
3.3%
0%
31.7%
Zion
Lake
56
0%
0%
10.7%
Centralia
Marion
55
3.6%
1.8%
41.8%
North Chicago
Lake
51
2%
2%
23.5%
Rock Island
Rock Island
48
0%
0%
37.5%
Lansing
Cook
48
0%
10.4%
8.3%
Mattoon
Coles
45
6.7%
0%
22.2%
Des Plaines
Cook
42
0%
4.8%
14.3%
Matteson
Cook
41
2.4%
2.4%
12.2%
Melrose Park
Cook
40
0%
0%
17.5%
Bolingbrook
Will
40
0%
2.5%
35%
Hazel Crest
Cook
40
0%
2.5%
20%
Jacksonville
Morgan
39
0%
2.6%
41%
Sterling
Whiteside
38
2.6%
0%
23.7%
Country Club Hills
Cook
38
2.6%
2.6%
10.5%
Park Forest
Cook
38
0%
2.6%
21.1%
South Holland
Cook
37
0%
2.7%
27%
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