The data shows that a man and woman were released in Oak Lawn. The younger parolee was a 36-year-old woman sentenced in 2018. The other was a 38-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Megan Latek. She was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2018 when she was 35 years old. She is now 36.
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 Q2 2018 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.
Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q2 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
60
10%
90%
38
Joliet
9
0%
100%
38
Decatur
8
12.5%
87.5%
42
Peoria
8
12.5%
87.5%
38
Springfield
5
40%
60%
35
Kankakee
4
0%
100%
45
Melrose Park
4
0%
100%
38
Bloomington
4
0%
100%
39
Rockford
4
25%
75%
50
Steger
3
0%
100%
55
Champaign
3
0%
100%
37
Harrisburg
3
0%
100%
37
Aurora
3
66.7%
33.3%
30
Waukegan
3
0%
100%
44
East Saint Louis
2
50%
50%
42
Freeport
2
0%
100%
39
Palatine
2
0%
100%
39
Glendale Heights
2
0%
100%
38
Des Plaines
2
0%
100%
38
Oak Lawn
2
50%
50%
37
Rantoul
2
0%
100%
47
North Chicago
2
0%
100%
32
Elgin
2
0%
100%
52
Belleville
2
0%
100%
40
Wauconda
2
0%
100%
25
Chicago Heights
2
0%
100%
43
Quincy
2
0%
100%
47
Calumet City
2
0%
100%
31
Neoga
1
100%
0%
50
Mchenry
1
0%
100%
35
Maywood
1
0%
100%
43
O Fallon
1
0%
100%
36
Momence
1
100%
0%
35
Montgomery
1
0%
100%
56
Morris
1
0%
100%
42
Mount Vernon
1
0%
100%
41
Normal
1
100%
0%
44
Newton
1
0%
100%
30
Mount Olive
1
0%
100%
30
Mundelein
1
0%
100%
27
Okawville
1
0%
100%
24
Olney
1
100%
0%
45
Ottawa
1
0%
100%
23
Sterling
1
0%
100%
38
Streamwood
1
0%
100%
21
Streator
1
0%
100%
27
Taylorville
1
0%
100%
52
Troy
1
100%
0%
38
Urbana
1
0%
100%
63
Vienna
1
0%
100%
32
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