The data shows that 1,461 men and 97 women were released in Chicago. Of the parolees, 20 were veterans and the median age was 36. The youngest parolee was a 19-year-old man sentenced in 2019 and the oldest was a 80-year-old man sentenced in 2015.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Henry Dee. He was convicted in 1972 when he was 25 years old. He is now 73.
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 second quarter.
| City | Counties | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 1,558 | 1.2% | 3% | 27.3% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 160 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 18.8% |
| Decatur | Macon | 90 | 1.1% | 0% | 18.9% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 88 | 2.3% | 1.1% | 18.2% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 79 | 0% | 2.5% | 27.9% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 75 | 5.3% | 1.3% | 30.7% |
| Joliet | Will | 66 | 3% | 1.5% | 24.2% |
| Aurora | Kane, DuPage | 52 | 0% | 5.8% | 15.4% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 44 | 6.8% | 2.3% | 36.4% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 43 | 0% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 41 | 0% | 4.9% | 14.6% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 36 | 2.8% | 0% | 47.2% |
| Elgin | Cook, Kane | 35 | 0% | 5.7% | 22.9% |
| Harvey | Cook | 33 | 0% | 0% | 21.2% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 30 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 29 | 0% | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| Broadview | Cook | 28 | 32.1% | 3.6% | 14.3% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 28 | 0% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Dolton | Cook | 26 | 3.9% | 0% | 26.9% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 25 | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 25 | 8% | 8% | 12% |
| Cicero | Cook | 22 | 0% | 0% | 4.6% |
| Quincy | Adams | 22 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Alton | Madison | 19 | 10.5% | 0% | 31.6% |
| Granite City | Madison | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 21.1% |
| Maywood | Cook | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 36.8% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 19 | 0% | 0% | 52.6% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 18 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 18 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 44.4% |
| Hazel Crest | Cook | 17 | 0% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 16 | 0% | 0% | 31.3% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Centralia | Marion | 15 | 6.7% | 0% | 20% |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | 15 | 0% | 0% | 46.7% |
| Round Lake | Lake | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Zion | Lake | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 14 | 0% | 14.3% | 21.4% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 14 | 0% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Dekalb | DeKalb | 14 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| East Peoria | Tazewell | 14 | 0% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 14 | 0% | 0% | 14.3% |
| Lansing | Cook | 14 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| Charleston | Coles | 13 | 0% | 0% | 53.9% |
| East Moline | Rock Island | 13 | 7.7% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Jacksonville | Morgan | 13 | 0% | 7.7% | 53.9% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 13 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 15.4% |
| Harrisburg | Saline | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Melrose Park | Cook | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Belvidere | Boone | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
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