The data shows that three men and one women were released in Wheaton. Of the parolees, one is a veteran, and the median age is 39. The youngest parolee is a 34-year-old man sentenced for crimes involving one or more weapons in 2017, and the oldest is a 42-year-old man sentenced for homicide in 1997.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Ernest Russell. He was convicted of homicide in 1997 when he was 20 years old. He is now 42.
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 the second quarter.
City
Counties
Total Q2 Parolees
% convicted for sex crimes
% convicted for homicide
% convicted for drug-related crimes
Chicago
Cook
1,684
0.7%
2.9%
31%
Rockford
Winnebago
115
0.9%
2.6%
19.1%
Joliet
Will
87
1.1%
0%
21.8%
Springfield
Sangamon
80
2.5%
1.2%
31.2%
Decatur
Macon
71
2.8%
0%
28.2%
East Saint Louis
St. Clair
61
1.6%
3.3%
21.3%
Peoria
Peoria
59
0%
1.7%
28.8%
Harvey
Cook
55
0%
5.5%
20%
Chicago Heights
Cook
49
0%
4.1%
28.6%
Aurora
Kane, Dupage
42
2.4%
2.4%
30.9%
Calumet City
Cook
38
0%
0%
21.1%
Waukegan
Lake
35
0%
0%
20%
Elgin
Kane, Cook
33
0%
3%
15.2%
Champaign
Champaign
29
0%
0%
24.1%
Marion
Williamson
29
0%
0%
34.5%
Bloomington
McLean
29
0%
3.5%
27.6%
Granite City
Madison
27
0%
3.7%
11.1%
Dolton
Cook
25
0%
4%
24%
Danville
Vermilion
24
0%
0%
20.8%
Maywood
Cook
24
4.2%
4.2%
25%
Quincy
Adams
23
0%
0%
56.5%
Bellwood
Cook
23
0%
4.3%
26.1%
Blue Island
Cook
22
0%
4.5%
27.3%
Belleville
St. Clair
21
0%
0%
19.1%
Riverdale
Cook
19
0%
0%
15.8%
Cicero
Cook
18
0%
0%
16.7%
Kankakee
Kankakee
18
0%
0%
16.7%
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
18
5.6%
0%
22.2%
Melrose Park
Cook
17
0%
0%
23.5%
Berwyn
Cook
16
0%
6.2%
18.8%
Alton
Madison
15
0%
0%
46.7%
Centralia
Marion
14
7.1%
0%
28.6%
Pekin
Tazewell
14
0%
0%
42.9%
Galesburg
Knox
14
0%
7.1%
7.1%
Zion
Lake
14
0%
0%
14.3%
Lansing
Cook
14
0%
0%
0%
Bolingbrook
Will
14
0%
0%
42.9%
North Chicago
Lake
13
0%
0%
38.5%
Oak Lawn
Cook
13
0%
7.7%
7.7%
Harrisburg
Saline
12
0%
0%
41.7%
Markham
Cook
12
8.3%
0%
0%
Country Club Hills
Cook
11
0%
9.1%
27.3%
East Moline
Rock Island
11
0%
0%
9.1%
Freeport
Stephenson
11
0%
0%
63.6%
Park Forest
Cook
10
0%
0%
20%
Rantoul
Champaign
10
0%
0%
10%
South Holland
Cook
10
0%
10%
20%
Jacksonville
Morgan
10
0%
0%
60%
Mattoon
Coles
10
10%
0%
10%
Mchenry
McHenry
10
0%
0%
40%
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