Will County Gazette

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole in Steger during 2019, 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 26.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	599	8.2%	91.8%	36
Rockford	132	5.3%	94.7%	37
Peoria	57	7%	93%	34
Decatur	56	8.9%	91.1%	36
Kankakee	44	0%	100%	34
Springfield	42	16.7%	83.3%	37
Joliet	42	4.8%	95.2%	38
East Saint Louis	27	11.1%	88.9%	36
Quincy	26	3.8%	96.2%	35
Champaign	23	13%	87%	38
Waukegan	22	0%	100%	35
Danville	21	19%	81%	36
Alton	17	5.9%	94.1%	42
Urbana	17	5.9%	94.1%	31
Calumet City	17	0%	100%	34
Elgin	17	0%	100%	34
Bloomington	17	11.8%	88.2%	39
Chicago Heights	15	20%	80%	37
Freeport	15	6.7%	93.3%	40
Harvey	14	14.3%	85.7%	40
Granite City	14	7.1%	92.9%	39
Centralia	14	14.3%	85.7%	30
Pekin	13	0%	100%	33
Aurora	13	7.7%	92.3%	38
North Chicago	12	25%	75%	38
Cicero	10	0%	100%	32
Mattoon	10	10%	90%	34
Round Lake	9	0%	100%	36
Dixon	9	0%	100%	36
Dolton	9	0%	100%	34
Edwardsville	9	0%	100%	35
Lincoln	9	33.3%	66.7%	39
Zion	9	11.1%	88.9%	30
Blue Island	8	12.5%	87.5%	39
Saint Charles	8	12.5%	87.5%	35
Rantoul	8	0%	100%	39
Berwyn	8	0%	100%	29
Marion	8	12.5%	87.5%	30
Dekalb	8	25%	75%	38
Normal	8	0%	100%	33
East Peoria	7	14.3%	85.7%	36
Oak Lawn	7	14.3%	85.7%	38
Belvidere	7	0%	100%	34
Belleville	7	0%	100%	34
Rock Island	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
Ottawa	7	0%	100%	37
Lansing	7	14.3%	85.7%	33
Galesburg	6	0%	100%	31
South Holland	6	0%	100%	33
Mchenry	6	16.7%	83.3%	34