South Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a crime against justice released on parole in Richton Park during the fourth quarter, 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 2019 when he was 20.

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 against justice.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against justice paroled in Q4 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	36	5.6%	94.4%	34
Rockford	8	37.5%	62.5%	33
Harvey	4	0%	100%	35
Decatur	3	0%	100%	42
Kankakee	3	0%	100%	33
Aurora	2	0%	100%	29
Aledo	2	50%	50%	40
Bridgeview	2	0%	100%	26
Joliet	2	0%	100%	33
Calumet City	2	0%	100%	28
Blue Island	2	0%	100%	37
Bloomington	1	0%	100%	36
Bensenville	1	0%	100%	37
El Paso	1	0%	100%	34
Bradford	1	0%	100%	43
Golden	1	0%	100%	26
Richton Park	1	0%	100%	21
Westmont	1	0%	100%	45
Wood Dale	1	0%	100%	30
Charleston	1	0%	100%	29
Toledo	1	0%	100%	36
Hazel Crest	1	0%	100%	44
Danville	1	0%	100%	31
Cicero	1	0%	100%	24
Rock Island	1	0%	100%	33
Salem	1	0%	100%	22
Quincy	1	0%	100%	43
East Peoria	1	0%	100%	38
Maywood	1	0%	100%	26
Lincoln	1	0%	100%	40
Glendale Heights	1	0%	100%	26
Wheaton	1	0%	100%	23
Carbondale	1	0%	100%	40
Granite City	1	0%	100%	25
Loves Park	1	0%	100%	27
Country Club Hills	1	0%	100%	31
Elgin	1	0%	100%	36
Gillespie	1	100%	0%	39
Pekin	1	100%	0%	23
Pontiac	1	0%	100%	38
Woodridge	1	0%	100%	30
Edgewood	1	100%	0%	31
Pittsfield	1	0%	100%	39
Oak Park	1	0%	100%	64
North Chicago	1	0%	100%	44
Murphysboro	1	0%	100%	42
Marion	1	0%	100%	28
East Saint Louis	1	0%	100%	39
Harrisburg	1	0%	100%	50
Capron	1	0%	100%	29