South Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in Oak Forest during the second half of 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 2018 when he was 31.

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 during the second half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in July-Dec. 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	844	2%	98%	31
Joliet	39	0%	100%	32
Rockford	39	2.6%	97.4%	30
Springfield	32	0%	100%	32
Peoria	31	0%	100%	29
Dolton	23	0%	100%	32
Calumet City	21	0%	100%	31
East Saint Louis	20	0%	100%	34
Harvey	20	0%	100%	33
Chicago Heights	18	0%	100%	36
Danville	18	0%	100%	33
Decatur	18	0%	100%	32
Riverdale	16	0%	100%	32
Kankakee	15	0%	100%	28
Waukegan	15	0%	100%	30
Aurora	14	14.3%	85.7%	31
Maywood	13	0%	100%	33
Blue Island	13	7.7%	92.3%	30
Champaign	11	9.1%	90.9%	27
Cicero	11	0%	100%	33
Bloomington	11	0%	100%	33
Park Forest	9	0%	100%	31
Belleville	8	0%	100%	31
Lansing	8	12.5%	87.5%	28
Markham	8	0%	100%	32
Bellwood	7	0%	100%	27
South Holland	7	0%	100%	29
Oak Lawn	6	0%	100%	34
Elgin	6	0%	100%	27
Berwyn	6	0%	100%	28
Matteson	6	0%	100%	25
Marion	6	0%	100%	36
Carbondale	5	0%	100%	35
Bolingbrook	5	0%	100%	32
Normal	5	0%	100%	30
Pontiac	4	0%	100%	27
Zion	4	0%	100%	39
Centralia	4	0%	100%	32
Broadview	4	0%	100%	30
Hazel Crest	4	0%	100%	27
Collinsville	4	0%	100%	33
Saint Charles	4	0%	100%	30
Salem	4	0%	100%	26
Tinley Park	4	0%	100%	36
Galesburg	3	33.3%	66.7%	28
Moline	3	0%	100%	34
Melrose Park	3	33.3%	66.7%	29
Urbana	3	0%	100%	36
Madison	3	0%	100%	29
Granite City	3	0%	100%	33