Will County Gazette

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole in Steger during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 41.

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 second half of 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in July-Dec. 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	976	7.4%	92.6%	39
Joliet	51	7.8%	92.2%	35
Rockford	47	8.5%	91.5%	32
Decatur	44	11.4%	88.6%	38
Peoria	40	7.5%	92.5%	39
Springfield	38	5.3%	94.7%	35
Aurora	35	25.7%	74.3%	38
Kankakee	29	0%	100%	41
Quincy	26	15.4%	84.6%	39
Bloomington	25	16%	84%	37
Waukegan	21	4.8%	95.2%	37
Maywood	19	5.3%	94.7%	43
Danville	19	21.1%	79%	38
Centralia	18	11.1%	88.9%	35
East Saint Louis	16	0%	100%	37
Elgin	16	12.5%	87.5%	38
Marion	16	25%	75%	37
Granite City	16	25%	75%	34
Freeport	16	12.5%	87.5%	35
Chicago Heights	15	0%	100%	36
Blue Island	15	6.7%	93.3%	40
Harvey	14	21.4%	78.6%	42
Alton	14	21.4%	78.6%	34
Pekin	13	23.1%	76.9%	39
Calumet City	12	0%	100%	41
Champaign	10	10%	90%	41
Rock Island	10	0%	100%	36
Olney	10	30%	70%	39
Robinson	10	20%	80%	45
Normal	9	0%	100%	32
Jacksonville	9	22.2%	77.8%	31
Belleville	9	11.1%	88.9%	35
Carpentersville	9	11.1%	88.9%	31
Mount Vernon	9	44.4%	55.6%	36
Riverdale	9	0%	100%	37
Collinsville	9	22.2%	77.8%	40
Berwyn	9	0%	100%	41
Carmi	8	25%	75%	36
Kewanee	8	25%	75%	35
Lawrenceville	8	37.5%	62.5%	38
Galesburg	8	37.5%	62.5%	36
Paris	7	0%	100%	32
Dolton	7	0%	100%	44
Bellwood	7	14.3%	85.7%	43
Urbana	7	0%	100%	34
Harrisburg	7	28.6%	71.4%	37
Evanston	7	0%	100%	41
Moline	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
East Moline	6	0%	100%	34
Dekalb	6	16.7%	83.3%	29