Will County Gazette

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in University Park 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 2018 when he was 38.

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 crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in July-Dec. 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	786	2.3%	97.7%	30
Rockford	36	2.8%	97.2%	31
Chicago Heights	31	0%	100%	30
Joliet	28	0%	100%	29
Peoria	28	3.6%	96.4%	31
Decatur	24	0%	100%	31
Riverdale	23	0%	100%	35
Kankakee	22	0%	100%	30
Springfield	22	4.6%	95.5%	30
Calumet City	20	0%	100%	31
East Saint Louis	20	0%	100%	31
Danville	17	0%	100%	32
Aurora	16	0%	100%	30
Maywood	15	0%	100%	30
Harvey	15	0%	100%	30
Dolton	14	0%	100%	30
Waukegan	13	0%	100%	28
Champaign	13	0%	100%	28
Berwyn	9	0%	100%	32
Bellwood	9	0%	100%	30
Granite City	9	0%	100%	37
Freeport	9	0%	100%	30
Alton	7	14.3%	85.7%	32
Bloomington	7	0%	100%	32
Lansing	7	0%	100%	37
Blue Island	7	0%	100%	29
Country Club Hills	6	16.7%	83.3%	28
North Chicago	6	0%	100%	29
Urbana	6	0%	100%	33
Oak Lawn	6	0%	100%	32
Bolingbrook	6	0%	100%	32
South Holland	6	0%	100%	27
Marion	6	16.7%	83.3%	30
Cicero	5	0%	100%	25
Pekin	5	20%	80%	35
Rock Island	5	0%	100%	32
Elgin	5	0%	100%	32
Plainfield	5	0%	100%	33
Park Forest	4	0%	100%	32
Markham	4	0%	100%	29
Evergreen Park	4	0%	100%	41
Matteson	4	0%	100%	30
Richton Park	4	0%	100%	28
Mount Vernon	4	25%	75%	36
Galesburg	4	0%	100%	37
Zion	4	0%	100%	30
Wheeling	4	0%	100%	23
Pontiac	4	0%	100%	28
Crete	3	0%	100%	27
Evanston	3	0%	100%	29