West Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in La Grange Park during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Cook News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2015 when he was 29.

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 first half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Jan.-June 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	694	3.8%	96.3%	29
Rockford	33	0%	100%	31
Joliet	30	0%	100%	28
Harvey	22	0%	100%	32
East Saint Louis	21	0%	100%	32
Springfield	20	0%	100%	28
Peoria	20	0%	100%	33
Chicago Heights	18	0%	100%	31
Dolton	18	5.6%	94.4%	30
Decatur	15	6.7%	93.3%	29
Riverdale	14	7.1%	92.9%	32
Kankakee	14	0%	100%	28
Calumet City	14	0%	100%	25
Aurora	13	7.7%	92.3%	29
Bellwood	12	0%	100%	34
Champaign	12	0%	100%	31
Waukegan	12	0%	100%	30
Urbana	11	0%	100%	31
Berwyn	10	0%	100%	28
Broadview	10	0%	100%	32
Danville	10	0%	100%	31
Matteson	10	0%	100%	27
Lansing	9	22.2%	77.8%	30
Blue Island	8	0%	100%	30
Cicero	8	0%	100%	33
Oak Park	7	0%	100%	29
Belleville	7	0%	100%	29
Maywood	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
Melrose Park	6	0%	100%	32
Elgin	6	0%	100%	23
Country Club Hills	6	0%	100%	26
Zion	6	0%	100%	32
Park Forest	6	0%	100%	25
North Chicago	6	0%	100%	36
Alsip	5	0%	100%	28
Oak Lawn	5	0%	100%	29
South Holland	5	0%	100%	31
Markham	5	20%	80%	33
Hazel Crest	5	0%	100%	33
Granite City	5	0%	100%	31
Naperville	4	0%	100%	36
Round Lake	4	0%	100%	26
Bloomington	4	0%	100%	29
Edwardsville	4	0%	100%	33
Bolingbrook	4	0%	100%	36
Ullin	3	33.3%	66.7%	25
Evergreen Park	3	0%	100%	33
Evanston	3	0%	100%	32
Westchester	3	0%	100%	31
Wheaton	3	0%	100%	26