The data shows that all of the released offenders in South Elgin were men. The median age of the parolees was 47. The youngest parolee was a 41-year-old man sentenced in 2019 and the oldest was a 51-year-old man sentenced in 2016.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was William Wachendorf. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 47 years old. He is now 51.
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 | 1,613 | 0.9% | 2.4% | 21% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 135 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10.4% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 110 | 9.1% | 7.3% | 21.8% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 94 | 2.1% | 3.2% | 24.5% |
| Joliet | Will | 87 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 18.4% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 82 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 28.1% |
| Decatur | Macon | 73 | 4.1% | 0% | 20.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 71 | 7% | 5.6% | 26.8% |
| Aurora | Kane, DuPage, Will | 46 | 0% | 2.2% | 23.9% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 41 | 0% | 0% | 14.6% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 40 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 37 | 0% | 0% | 18.9% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 37 | 0% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 36 | 5.6% | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 35 | 0% | 2.9% | 20% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 34 | 2.9% | 0% | 29.4% |
| Harvey | Cook | 32 | 0% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Dolton | Cook | 30 | 0% | 6.7% | 3.3% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 28 | 3.6% | 0% | 25% |
| Quincy | Adams | 27 | 0% | 0% | 40.7% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 24 | 8.3% | 0% | 20.8% |
| Maywood | Cook | 24 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Marion | Williamson | 23 | 0% | 4.4% | 30.4% |
| Elgin | Kane, Cook | 22 | 0% | 4.6% | 18.2% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 21 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 14.3% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 21 | 0% | 4.8% | 9.5% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 19 | 5.3% | 0% | 26.3% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 19 | 0% | 5.3% | 21.1% |
| Granite City | Madison | 18 | 0% | 0% | 27.8% |
| Cicero | Cook | 16 | 0% | 0% | 18.8% |
| Alton | Madison | 15 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Bolingbrook | Will | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Lansing | Cook | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Park Forest | Cook | 15 | 0% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| South Holland | Cook | 15 | 0% | 6.7% | 13.3% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 14 | 21.4% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Normal | McLean | 14 | 0% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| Salem | Marion | 14 | 0% | 0% | 35.7% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 13 | 7.7% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Mattoon | Coles | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 12 | 0% | 8.3% | 16.7% |
| Paris | Edgar | 12 | 0% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Wheaton | DuPage | 12 | 8.3% | 0% | 16.7% |
| Centralia | Marion | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| East Moline | Rock Island | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Evanston | Cook | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
| Lincoln | Logan | 11 | 9.1% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Zion | Lake | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
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