South Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole in Bingham during the second 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 2019 when he was 31. He is 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 Q2 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q2 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	153	9.2%	90.8%	34
Rockford	42	7.1%	92.9%	37
Decatur	16	6.3%	93.8%	38
Springfield	13	15.4%	84.6%	36
Peoria	11	0%	100%	31
Joliet	10	0%	100%	45
Kankakee	9	0%	100%	31
Quincy	8	0%	100%	35
Aurora	7	14.3%	85.7%	37
Elgin	7	0%	100%	32
Danville	6	16.7%	83.3%	33
Pekin	5	0%	100%	31
Alton	5	0%	100%	44
Centralia	5	20%	80%	32
Chicago Heights	5	20%	80%	30
Calumet City	5	0%	100%	41
Morris	4	50%	50%	34
Edwardsville	4	0%	100%	35
East Saint Louis	4	0%	100%	38
North Chicago	4	25%	75%	47
Harvey	4	25%	75%	33
Waukegan	4	0%	100%	45
Champaign	4	0%	100%	42
Cicero	4	0%	100%	28
Lansing	3	33.3%	66.7%	37
Mchenry	3	33.3%	66.7%	35
Dekalb	3	33.3%	66.7%	39
Dolton	3	0%	100%	35
Naperville	3	0%	100%	28
East Peoria	3	33.3%	66.7%	41
Freeport	3	0%	100%	35
Blue Island	3	33.3%	66.7%	49
Urbana	3	0%	100%	33
Olney	2	0%	100%	49
Brighton	2	0%	100%	40
Vandalia	2	50%	50%	47
Roselle	2	0%	100%	37
Lake Villa	2	0%	100%	29
Marion	2	0%	100%	28
Bloomington	2	0%	100%	40
Polo	2	0%	100%	39
Metropolis	2	0%	100%	39
Vernon Hills	2	0%	100%	33
Robbins	2	0%	100%	34
Round Lake	2	0%	100%	29
Streator	2	0%	100%	36
Lincoln	2	50%	50%	45
Granite City	2	0%	100%	35
Elmwood Park	2	0%	100%	33
Wood River	2	0%	100%	41