South Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole in Oak Lawn during the third 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 27.

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 Q3 2019 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q3 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	311	8%	92%	39
Rockford	33	18.2%	81.8%	38
Peoria	22	18.2%	81.8%	33
Decatur	20	5%	95%	33
Springfield	19	5.3%	94.7%	37
Joliet	17	0%	100%	33
Chicago Heights	11	0%	100%	35
Waukegan	11	0%	100%	36
Kankakee	10	0%	100%	31
Blue Island	9	0%	100%	43
Galesburg	8	0%	100%	30
East Saint Louis	8	12.5%	87.5%	38
Champaign	7	28.6%	71.4%	38
Granite City	7	14.3%	85.7%	35
Dolton	7	0%	100%	36
Elgin	7	14.3%	85.7%	39
Cicero	7	0%	100%	36
Alton	6	0%	100%	33
Danville	5	20%	80%	30
Bloomington	5	20%	80%	42
Calumet City	5	20%	80%	43
Urbana	5	60%	40%	40
Murphysboro	5	20%	80%	42
Ottawa	5	20%	80%	34
Rock Island	5	0%	100%	42
Harvey	5	20%	80%	48
Bellwood	4	0%	100%	50
Wheaton	4	0%	100%	30
Moline	4	0%	100%	44
Pekin	4	25%	75%	35
Saint Charles	4	0%	100%	38
Benton	3	0%	100%	35
Centralia	3	33.3%	66.7%	39
Zion	3	0%	100%	27
Melrose Park	3	0%	100%	41
Lombard	3	0%	100%	26
Rantoul	3	0%	100%	32
Marion	3	0%	100%	43
Skokie	3	0%	100%	38
Monmouth	3	33.3%	66.7%	38
Lincoln	3	66.7%	33.3%	37
Fairfield	3	0%	100%	32
Lansing	3	0%	100%	37
East Alton	3	0%	100%	36
Berwyn	3	0%	100%	43
Schiller Park	3	0%	100%	35
Du Quoin	3	33.3%	66.7%	35
Mount Vernon	3	33.3%	66.7%	35
Sterling	3	0%	100%	40
Robbins	3	0%	100%	40