The data shows that both of the released offenders in Oak Lawn were men. The younger parolee was a 33-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 41-year-old man sentenced in 2019.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Nick Benson. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2018 when he was 33 years old. He is now 33.
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 Q1 2019 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.
Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q1 2019
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
83
4.8%
95.2%
40
Rockford
9
0%
100%
39
Joliet
8
12.5%
87.5%
41
Decatur
5
20%
80%
36
Chicago Heights
5
0%
100%
33
Aurora
5
0%
100%
41
Springfield
4
0%
100%
40
Harvey
4
25%
75%
39
Calumet City
3
0%
100%
40
Champaign
3
33.3%
66.7%
48
Peoria
3
0%
100%
28
Danville
3
66.7%
33.3%
30
Round Lake
3
33.3%
66.7%
41
Freeport
3
66.7%
33.3%
57
Quincy
3
33.3%
66.7%
41
Belleville
3
0%
100%
31
Evergreen Park
2
0%
100%
25
Kankakee
2
0%
100%
55
Palatine
2
50%
50%
36
Pontiac
2
100%
0%
41
Kewanee
2
0%
100%
53
Harrisburg
2
50%
50%
55
Skokie
2
0%
100%
32
Maywood
2
0%
100%
27
Algonquin
2
0%
100%
46
North Chicago
2
50%
50%
46
West Frankfort
2
0%
100%
45
Riverdale
2
0%
100%
40
East Saint Louis
2
50%
50%
45
Berwyn
2
0%
100%
38
Vienna
2
0%
100%
29
Oak Lawn
2
0%
100%
37
Pekin
1
0%
100%
35
Plainfield
1
0%
100%
45
Rankin
1
0%
100%
28
North Aurora
1
0%
100%
37
O Fallon
1
0%
100%
57
Park Forest
1
0%
100%
42
Ottawa
1
100%
0%
45
Oglesby
1
0%
100%
41
Oak Forest
1
0%
100%
34
Nokomis
1
0%
100%
35
Princeton
1
0%
100%
23
Richton Park
1
0%
100%
27
Riverside
1
0%
100%
30
Streamwood
1
100%
0%
40
Summerfield
1
0%
100%
50
Tamms
1
0%
100%
57
Vandalia
1
0%
100%
38
Villa Grove
1
0%
100%
44
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