Kane County Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole in Carol Stream during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kane County Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2015 when he was 18.

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 property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q4 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	339	8%	92%	38
Rockford	28	21.4%	78.6%	36
Peoria	23	21.7%	78.3%	35
Decatur	23	30.4%	69.6%	38
East Saint Louis	21	9.5%	90.5%	34
Springfield	20	5%	95%	39
Joliet	19	10.5%	89.5%	34
Harvey	11	0%	100%	36
Blue Island	9	22.2%	77.8%	43
Bloomington	9	11.1%	88.9%	33
Urbana	8	25%	75%	39
Aurora	8	25%	75%	37
Waukegan	8	0%	100%	41
Quincy	8	25%	75%	33
Collinsville	8	12.5%	87.5%	34
Galesburg	7	14.3%	85.7%	33
Belleville	7	14.3%	85.7%	36
Elgin	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
Kankakee	6	0%	100%	43
Zion	6	33.3%	66.7%	36
Wheaton	6	0%	100%	33
Champaign	6	0%	100%	42
Dolton	5	0%	100%	34
Marion	5	0%	100%	34
East Moline	5	0%	100%	38
Chicago Heights	5	20%	80%	43
Calumet City	5	20%	80%	38
Rantoul	5	20%	80%	39
Granite City	5	0%	100%	34
Danville	5	20%	80%	46
Freeport	5	0%	100%	39
Riverdale	4	0%	100%	38
Harrisburg	4	0%	100%	46
Palatine	4	25%	75%	34
South Holland	4	0%	100%	31
Lansing	4	0%	100%	32
Morris	4	0%	100%	37
Park Forest	4	25%	75%	32
Melrose Park	4	0%	100%	27
Loves Park	4	25%	75%	37
La Salle	3	0%	100%	29
Carlinville	3	33.3%	66.7%	30
Maywood	3	0%	100%	33
Sterling	3	0%	100%	36
Markham	3	0%	100%	28
Robinson	3	0%	100%	32
Niles	3	0%	100%	42
Evanston	3	33.3%	66.7%	30
Watseka	3	0%	100%	31
North Aurora	3	33.3%	66.7%	40