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Monday, June 2, 2025

Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Aurora convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were 13 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Aurora during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that 12 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 29. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Nicholas Toscano. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2012 when he was 23 years old. He is now 30.

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 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago6943.8%96.3%29
Rockford330%100%31
Joliet300%100%28
Harvey220%100%32
East Saint Louis210%100%32
Springfield200%100%28
Peoria200%100%33
Chicago Heights180%100%31
Dolton185.6%94.4%30
Decatur156.7%93.3%29
Riverdale147.1%92.9%32
Kankakee140%100%28
Calumet City140%100%25
Aurora137.7%92.3%29
Bellwood120%100%34
Champaign120%100%31
Waukegan120%100%30
Urbana110%100%31
Berwyn100%100%28
Broadview100%100%32
Danville100%100%31
Matteson100%100%27
Lansing922.2%77.8%30
Blue Island80%100%30
Cicero80%100%33
Oak Park70%100%29
Belleville70%100%29
Maywood714.3%85.7%31
Melrose Park60%100%32
Elgin60%100%23
Country Club Hills60%100%26
Zion60%100%32
Park Forest60%100%25
North Chicago60%100%36
Alsip50%100%28
Oak Lawn50%100%29
South Holland50%100%31
Markham520%80%33
Hazel Crest50%100%33
Granite City50%100%31
Naperville40%100%36
Round Lake40%100%26
Bloomington40%100%29
Edwardsville40%100%33
Bolingbrook40%100%36
Ullin333.3%66.7%25
Evergreen Park30%100%33
Evanston30%100%32
Westchester30%100%31
Wheaton30%100%26

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