West Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a sex crime released on parole in Bellwood during the fourth quarter, 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 2014 when he was 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 2019 who were convicted of sex crimes.

Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Q4 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	15	6.7%	93.3%	42
Kankakee	10	0%	100%	45
East Saint Louis	5	0%	100%	44
Mount Vernon	3	0%	100%	38
Joliet	3	0%	100%	48
Decatur	3	0%	100%	34
Peoria	2	0%	100%	36
Freeport	2	0%	100%	52
Alsip	2	0%	100%	37
Pembroke Township	2	0%	100%	48
Chicago Heights	2	0%	100%	30
Carbondale	2	0%	100%	51
Palatine	2	0%	100%	51
Triumph	1	0%	100%	32
Urbana	1	0%	100%	45
Dekalb	1	0%	100%	29
Springfield	1	0%	100%	41
Cobden	1	0%	100%	62
Matteson	1	0%	100%	30
Mount Olive	1	0%	100%	31
Orland Park	1	0%	100%	46
Goodfield	1	0%	100%	52
Monticello	1	0%	100%	34
Des Plaines	1	0%	100%	24
Bloomington	1	0%	100%	35
Rushville	1	0%	100%	30
Dupo	1	0%	100%	72
Delavan	1	0%	100%	39
Mount Morris	1	0%	100%	36
Bellwood	1	0%	100%	55
Robinson	1	0%	100%	64
O Fallon	1	0%	100%	47
Canton	1	0%	100%	43
Lincoln	1	0%	100%	56
Rockford	1	0%	100%	52
Carmi	1	0%	100%	42
University Park	1	0%	100%	30
Creve Coeur	1	0%	100%	53
Troy	1	0%	100%	33
South Elgin	1	0%	100%	48
Cambridge	1	0%	100%	55
Greenville	1	0%	100%	48
Sheffield	1	0%	100%	86
Colfax	1	0%	100%	59
Pekin	1	0%	100%	44
Marissa	1	0%	100%	59
Monee	1	0%	100%	56
Berwyn	1	0%	100%	29
Pontiac	1	0%	100%	32
Coulterville	1	0%	100%	34