South Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a crime against one or more children released on parole in Tinley Park during 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Cook News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2015 when he was 39.

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 children.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against children paroled in 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Kankakee	33	0%	100%	42
Broadview	11	0%	100%	40
Chicago	9	22.2%	77.8%	36
Rushville	7	0%	100%	53
Peoria	3	0%	100%	39
Melrose Park	3	0%	100%	36
Waukegan	3	0%	100%	41
Champaign	3	0%	100%	48
Centralia	3	0%	100%	41
Springfield	3	33.3%	66.7%	36
Mount Vernon	2	0%	100%	48
Pekin	2	0%	100%	47
Rockford	2	0%	100%	62
Ottawa	2	0%	100%	34
Decatur	2	0%	100%	30
Hanover Park	2	0%	100%	33
Momence	2	0%	100%	45
Danville	2	0%	100%	53
Lombard	2	0%	100%	52
Alton	2	0%	100%	42
Elgin	2	0%	100%	32
Joliet	2	0%	100%	38
Wood Dale	1	0%	100%	44
Elmwood Park	1	0%	100%	45
Augusta	1	0%	100%	41
Markham	1	100%	0%	36
Crest Hill	1	0%	100%	26
Peoria Heights	1	0%	100%	39
Country Club Hills	1	0%	100%	34
Rantoul	1	0%	100%	30
Jacksonville	1	0%	100%	37
San Jose	1	0%	100%	26
Bensenville	1	0%	100%	33
Flat Rock	1	0%	100%	37
Litchfield	1	0%	100%	57
Kewanee	1	0%	100%	34
Iuka	1	0%	100%	51
Capron	1	0%	100%	38
Freeport	1	0%	100%	31
Sterling	1	0%	100%	22
Tinley Park	1	0%	100%	44
Griggsville	1	0%	100%	28
Quincy	1	100%	0%	40
Mulkeytown	1	0%	100%	51
Chillicothe	1	0%	100%	33
Robinson	1	0%	100%	42
Clinton	1	0%	100%	30
Verona	1	0%	100%	34
Murphysboro	1	0%	100%	28
Brookfield	1	0%	100%	38