South Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in Vandalia during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 20.

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 Q3 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q3 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	402	2.5%	97.5%	32
Springfield	20	0%	100%	33
Joliet	19	0%	100%	35
Rockford	17	0%	100%	31
East Saint Louis	13	0%	100%	36
Harvey	12	0%	100%	33
Decatur	12	0%	100%	33
Peoria	11	0%	100%	31
Calumet City	11	0%	100%	32
Kankakee	9	0%	100%	28
Riverdale	9	0%	100%	31
Chicago Heights	9	0%	100%	38
Dolton	8	0%	100%	36
Danville	7	0%	100%	29
Champaign	7	0%	100%	29
Markham	6	0%	100%	36
Bloomington	6	0%	100%	32
Blue Island	6	0%	100%	30
Belleville	5	0%	100%	30
Maywood	5	0%	100%	32
Aurora	5	0%	100%	34
Carbondale	4	0%	100%	32
Pontiac	4	0%	100%	27
Matteson	4	0%	100%	25
Cicero	4	0%	100%	34
Waukegan	4	0%	100%	36
Robinson	3	0%	100%	44
Tinley Park	3	0%	100%	38
Oak Lawn	3	0%	100%	29
Lansing	3	0%	100%	28
Zion	3	0%	100%	38
Freeport	3	0%	100%	29
Elgin	3	0%	100%	27
South Holland	3	0%	100%	26
Melrose Park	3	33.3%	66.7%	29
Quincy	3	0%	100%	44
Collinsville	3	0%	100%	34
Bellwood	3	0%	100%	31
Alton	2	0%	100%	30
Park Forest	2	0%	100%	28
Hillside	2	0%	100%	29
Belvidere	2	0%	100%	30
Hazel Crest	2	0%	100%	24
Palatine	2	50%	50%	43
Urbana	2	0%	100%	41
Murphysboro	2	0%	100%	32
Centralia	2	0%	100%	37
Bolingbrook	2	0%	100%	24
Romeoville	2	0%	100%	33
North Chicago	2	0%	100%	30