The data shows that 33 men and three women were released in Chicago Heights. Of the parolees, one is a veteran and the median age is 40. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2019 and the oldest was a 65-year-old man sentenced in 2002.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Miguel Fluker. He was convicted in 1991 when he was 21 years old. He is now 49.
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 the fourth quarter.
| City | Counties | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 1,613 | 0.9% | 2.4% | 21% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 135 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10.4% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 110 | 9.1% | 7.3% | 21.8% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 94 | 2.1% | 3.2% | 24.5% |
| Joliet | Will | 87 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 18.4% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 82 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 28.1% |
| Decatur | Macon | 73 | 4.1% | 0% | 20.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 71 | 7% | 5.6% | 26.8% |
| Aurora | Kane, DuPage, Will | 46 | 0% | 2.2% | 23.9% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 41 | 0% | 0% | 14.6% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 40 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 37 | 0% | 0% | 18.9% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 37 | 0% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 36 | 5.6% | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 35 | 0% | 2.9% | 20% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 34 | 2.9% | 0% | 29.4% |
| Harvey | Cook | 32 | 0% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Dolton | Cook | 30 | 0% | 6.7% | 3.3% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 28 | 3.6% | 0% | 25% |
| Quincy | Adams | 27 | 0% | 0% | 40.7% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 24 | 8.3% | 0% | 20.8% |
| Maywood | Cook | 24 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Marion | Williamson | 23 | 0% | 4.4% | 30.4% |
| Elgin | Kane, Cook | 22 | 0% | 4.6% | 18.2% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 21 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 14.3% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 21 | 0% | 4.8% | 9.5% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 19 | 5.3% | 0% | 26.3% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 19 | 0% | 5.3% | 21.1% |
| Granite City | Madison | 18 | 0% | 0% | 27.8% |
| Cicero | Cook | 16 | 0% | 0% | 18.8% |
| Alton | Madison | 15 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Bolingbrook | Will | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Lansing | Cook | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Park Forest | Cook | 15 | 0% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| South Holland | Cook | 15 | 0% | 6.7% | 13.3% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 14 | 21.4% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Normal | McLean | 14 | 0% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| Salem | Marion | 14 | 0% | 0% | 35.7% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 13 | 7.7% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Mattoon | Coles | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 12 | 0% | 8.3% | 16.7% |
| Paris | Edgar | 12 | 0% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Wheaton | DuPage | 12 | 8.3% | 0% | 16.7% |
| Centralia | Marion | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| East Moline | Rock Island | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Evanston | Cook | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
| Lincoln | Logan | 11 | 9.1% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Zion | Lake | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
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