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Q4 2018 Recap: Parolees in Chicago convicted of financial crimes or fraud

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There were 84 offenders convicted of financial crimes or fraud released on parole in Chicago during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Cook News.

The data shows that 72 men and 12 women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for financial crimes or fraud, one is a veteran, and the median age is 39. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Dorothy Burns. She was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2015 when she was 45 years old. She is now 48.

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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