The data shows that both of the released offenders in Bellwood were men. The younger parolee was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 49-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Michael D. Fort. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2017 when he was 47 years old. He is now 49.
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 2018 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.
Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q4 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
84
14.3%
85.7%
39
Rockford
12
8.3%
91.7%
43
Joliet
6
33.3%
66.7%
42
Waukegan
5
0%
100%
30
Metropolis
4
0%
100%
46
Peoria
4
25%
75%
37
East Saint Louis
4
25%
75%
34
Elgin
3
33.3%
66.7%
39
Decatur
3
0%
100%
36
Cicero
3
0%
100%
41
Kankakee
3
33.3%
66.7%
49
Matteson
3
0%
100%
31
Carlinville
3
0%
100%
40
Dolton
3
33.3%
66.7%
34
Pekin
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Midlothian
3
0%
100%
31
Springfield
3
33.3%
66.7%
29
Bloomington
3
33.3%
66.7%
28
Woodridge
2
0%
100%
32
Zion
2
0%
100%
31
Evanston
2
0%
100%
54
Evergreen Park
2
0%
100%
40
Galva
2
0%
100%
51
Jacksonville
2
0%
100%
39
Maywood
2
0%
100%
32
Ottawa
2
50%
50%
42
Olney
2
50%
50%
36
Kewanee
2
0%
100%
39
Sterling
2
0%
100%
50
North Chicago
2
0%
100%
40
East Peoria
2
50%
50%
29
Berwyn
2
0%
100%
40
Bellwood
2
0%
100%
44
Danville
2
0%
100%
30
Calumet City
2
0%
100%
49
New Salem
1
0%
100%
30
Plainfield
1
0%
100%
48
Quincy
1
100%
0%
28
Riverdale
1
0%
100%
34
Robinson
1
0%
100%
23
Rock Island
1
0%
100%
25
Belleville
1
0%
100%
34
Rockton
1
0%
100%
44
Belvidere
1
0%
100%
29
Benton
1
0%
100%
23
North Aurora
1
100%
0%
44
Bolingbrook
1
0%
100%
33
Oak Lawn
1
0%
100%
58
Oblong
1
0%
100%
33
Blue Island
1
0%
100%
34
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