South Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole in Medora during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a woman. She was convicted in 2017 when she was 58.

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 during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	632	6.6%	93.4%	38
Rockford	58	10.3%	89.7%	37
Peoria	44	18.2%	81.8%	37
Decatur	38	15.8%	84.2%	37
Springfield	36	11.1%	88.9%	38
Joliet	28	17.9%	82.1%	36
Aurora	28	17.9%	82.1%	37
Waukegan	23	8.7%	91.3%	37
Kankakee	20	0%	100%	33
East Saint Louis	20	10%	90%	42
Danville	17	11.8%	88.2%	31
Belleville	17	0%	100%	35
Harvey	17	0%	100%	40
Champaign	15	20%	80%	39
Bloomington	14	14.3%	85.7%	27
Cicero	13	7.7%	92.3%	38
Granite City	13	23.1%	76.9%	38
Elgin	13	7.7%	92.3%	36
Collinsville	12	8.3%	91.7%	33
Riverdale	12	0%	100%	36
Blue Island	12	0%	100%	48
Mount Vernon	11	27.3%	72.7%	31
Marion	11	9.1%	90.9%	39
Maywood	10	10%	90%	39
Chicago Heights	10	10%	90%	42
Dolton	10	0%	100%	37
Rock Island	9	11.1%	88.9%	39
Wheaton	9	11.1%	88.9%	33
Calumet City	9	0%	100%	38
Broadview	8	12.5%	87.5%	40
Berwyn	8	37.5%	62.5%	34
Pekin	8	12.5%	87.5%	32
Charleston	8	37.5%	62.5%	34
Freeport	8	0%	100%	36
Moline	7	42.9%	57.1%	34
Saint Charles	7	28.6%	71.4%	35
Wood River	7	28.6%	71.4%	39
Centralia	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
East Moline	7	14.3%	85.7%	36
Melrose Park	6	0%	100%	29
North Chicago	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
Mattoon	6	0%	100%	31
Streamwood	6	16.7%	83.3%	33
Alton	6	33.3%	66.7%	38
Sterling	6	50%	50%	40
Bolingbrook	6	0%	100%	34
Dekalb	6	0%	100%	31
West Frankfort	5	20%	80%	34
Ottawa	5	20%	80%	28
Park Forest	5	0%	100%	33