Will County Gazette

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in Minooka during the fourth quarter, 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 2015 when he was 29.

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 Q4 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q4 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	442	1.6%	98.4%	30
Rockford	22	4.5%	95.5%	30
Joliet	20	0%	100%	29
Peoria	20	0%	100%	27
Dolton	15	0%	100%	30
Springfield	12	0%	100%	31
Waukegan	11	0%	100%	28
Danville	11	0%	100%	35
Calumet City	10	0%	100%	31
Aurora	9	22.2%	77.8%	29
Chicago Heights	9	0%	100%	35
Maywood	8	0%	100%	33
Harvey	8	0%	100%	32
Blue Island	7	14.3%	85.7%	29
Park Forest	7	0%	100%	32
Cicero	7	0%	100%	32
East Saint Louis	7	0%	100%	31
Riverdale	7	0%	100%	34
Kankakee	6	0%	100%	29
Decatur	6	0%	100%	30
Bloomington	5	0%	100%	34
Marion	5	0%	100%	38
Lansing	5	20%	80%	27
Berwyn	5	0%	100%	29
Bellwood	4	0%	100%	25
Champaign	4	25%	75%	25
South Holland	4	0%	100%	31
Belleville	3	0%	100%	31
Madison	3	0%	100%	29
Saint Charles	3	0%	100%	28
Normal	3	0%	100%	30
Salem	3	0%	100%	26
Bolingbrook	3	0%	100%	37
Elgin	3	0%	100%	27
Evanston	3	0%	100%	25
Oak Lawn	3	0%	100%	39
Oak Park	2	0%	100%	24
Bridgeview	2	0%	100%	31
Machesney Park	2	0%	100%	27
Steger	2	0%	100%	27
Granite City	2	0%	100%	39
Moline	2	0%	100%	32
Thornton	2	0%	100%	28
Palos Heights	2	0%	100%	32
Richton Park	2	0%	100%	27
Marengo	2	0%	100%	32
Rock Falls	2	0%	100%	34
Kewanee	2	50%	50%	31
Matteson	2	0%	100%	24
Vandalia	2	0%	100%	38