The data shows that 1,665 men and 103 women were released in Chicago. Of the parolees, 17 are veterans, and the median age is 36. The youngest parolee is a 19-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving one or more weapons in 2018, and the oldest is a 77-year-old man sentenced for homicide in 1978.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Michael Henderson. He was convicted of homicide in 1974 when he was 21 years old. He is now 66.
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 the fourth quarter.
City
Counties
Total Q4 Parolees
% convicted for sex crimes
% convicted for homicide
% convicted for drug-related crimes
Chicago
Cook
1,768
0.2%
2.8%
28.6%
Rockford
Winnebago
141
0%
3.5%
17.7%
Kankakee
Kankakee
91
7.7%
3.3%
19.8%
Springfield
Sangamon
90
0%
2.2%
31.1%
Peoria
Peoria
84
1.2%
1.2%
23.8%
Joliet
Will
83
0%
3.6%
24.1%
Decatur
Macon
81
1.2%
1.2%
13.6%
East Saint Louis
St. Clair
65
3.1%
3.1%
23.1%
Aurora
Kane, Dupage
59
1.7%
5.1%
35.6%
Chicago Heights
Cook
50
2%
4%
18%
Danville
Vermilion
45
4.4%
4.4%
20%
Waukegan
Lake
41
0%
4.9%
29.3%
Harvey
Cook
40
2.5%
0%
25%
Calumet City
Cook
39
0%
2.6%
25.6%
Champaign
Champaign
39
0%
0%
20.5%
Elgin
Cook, Kane
37
0%
5.4%
21.6%
Dolton
Cook
37
2.7%
8.1%
10.8%
Granite City
Madison
31
0%
0%
32.3%
Bloomington
McLean
31
0%
0%
38.7%
Blue Island
Cook
31
0%
0%
25.8%
Marion
Williamson
29
0%
0%
20.7%
Maywood
Cook
28
0%
3.6%
25%
Freeport
Stephenson
26
0%
0%
42.3%
Urbana
Champaign
25
0%
0%
28%
Quincy
Adams
24
0%
0%
41.7%
Riverdale
Cook
23
4.3%
0%
17.4%
Belleville
St. Clair
21
0%
0%
9.5%
Galesburg
Knox
19
0%
0%
31.6%
Alton
Madison
19
0%
5.3%
36.8%
Berwyn
Cook
19
0%
10.5%
21.1%
Pekin
Tazewell
19
0%
0%
31.6%
Cicero
Cook
18
0%
0%
5.6%
Bellwood
Cook
17
0%
5.9%
11.8%
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
17
0%
0%
35.3%
Centralia
Marion
17
5.9%
5.9%
52.9%
Rock Island
Rock Island
15
0%
0%
40%
Des Plaines
Cook
14
0%
7.1%
28.6%
North Chicago
Lake
13
0%
0%
7.7%
Sterling
Whiteside
12
0%
0%
16.7%
Zion
Lake
12
0%
0%
8.3%
Mattoon
Coles
12
8.3%
0%
25%
Country Club Hills
Cook
12
8.3%
0%
0%
Evanston
Cook
11
0%
0%
27.3%
South Holland
Cook
11
0%
0%
18.2%
Machesney Park
Winnebago
11
9.1%
9.1%
18.2%
Matteson
Cook
11
0%
0%
9.1%
Dekalb
Dekalb
11
0%
0%
45.5%
Hazel Crest
Cook
10
0%
10%
0%
Moline
Rock Island
10
0%
0%
40%
Olney
Richland
10
0%
10%
70%
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