The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2019, when he was 31. He was a veteran.
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 2019.
| City | Counties | Total 2019 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 6,034 | 1% | 2.6% | 25.4% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 556 | 1.8% | 1.4% | 18.7% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 363 | 9.9% | 4.1% | 24% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 357 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 28.9% |
| Decatur | Macon | 325 | 1.9% | 1.2% | 20.3% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 313 | 1.6% | 3.2% | 26.5% |
| Joliet | Will | 310 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 23.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 180 | 3.3% | 5.6% | 21.1% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 163 | 5.5% | 1.2% | 30.7% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 162 | 0.6% | 4.3% | 16.1% |
| Aurora | DuPage, Kane, Will | 154 | 0.7% | 4.6% | 25.3% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 133 | 4.5% | 0% | 35.3% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 130 | 3.1% | 6.2% | 20.8% |
| Harvey | Cook | 129 | 0% | 3.1% | 10.9% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 128 | 1.6% | 3.1% | 21.1% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 113 | 0% | 8% | 19.5% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 106 | 0% | 0% | 19.8% |
| Elgin | Kane, Cook | 104 | 0% | 2.9% | 26% |
| Quincy | Adams | 102 | 1% | 1% | 43.1% |
| Cicero | Cook | 96 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 19.8% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 95 | 1.1% | 2.1% | 14.7% |
| Dolton | Cook | 91 | 1.1% | 2.2% | 9.9% |
| Maywood | Cook | 87 | 1.2% | 2.3% | 28.7% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 83 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 28.9% |
| Granite City | Madison | 81 | 2.5% | 6.2% | 22.2% |
| Alton | Madison | 75 | 2.7% | 0% | 36% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 75 | 2.7% | 1.3% | 17.3% |
| Broadview | Cook | 74 | 17.6% | 2.7% | 18.9% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 72 | 1.4% | 0% | 43.1% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 68 | 2.9% | 0% | 16.2% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 65 | 0% | 1.5% | 26.2% |
| Marion | Williamson | 65 | 0% | 1.5% | 32.3% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 63 | 1.6% | 3.2% | 19.1% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 62 | 6.5% | 1.6% | 35.5% |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | 61 | 0% | 4.9% | 42.6% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 54 | 3.7% | 7.4% | 24.1% |
| Centralia | Marion | 52 | 1.9% | 0% | 23.1% |
| Lansing | Cook | 51 | 0% | 2% | 17.7% |
| Zion | Lake | 49 | 2% | 0% | 22.5% |
| Bolingbrook | Will | 46 | 0% | 2.2% | 30.4% |
| Charleston | Coles | 45 | 0% | 0% | 53.3% |
| Ottawa | LaSalle | 45 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 37.8% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 44 | 6.8% | 4.6% | 13.6% |
| Jacksonville | Morgan | 43 | 0% | 2.3% | 58.1% |
| Lincoln | Logan | 43 | 4.7% | 0% | 32.6% |
| Round Lake | Lake | 43 | 0% | 0% | 27.9% |
| Hazel Crest | Cook | 42 | 4.8% | 7.1% | 9.5% |
| South Holland | Cook | 42 | 0% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| Wheaton | DuPage | 42 | 2.4% | 0% | 19.1% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 41 | 0% | 0% | 19.5% |
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