North Egypt News

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole in Walnut Hill during the second half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the North Egypt News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 24.

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 second half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in July-Dec. 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	324	8.6%	91.4%	37
Rockford	66	4.5%	95.5%	38
Decatur	27	7.4%	92.6%	33
Peoria	27	3.7%	96.3%	36
Kankakee	26	0%	100%	34
Springfield	22	18.2%	81.8%	37
Joliet	20	10%	90%	37
East Saint Louis	14	14.3%	85.7%	36
Champaign	14	21.4%	78.6%	35
Quincy	13	7.7%	92.3%	34
Chicago Heights	10	20%	80%	40
Danville	10	30%	70%	35
Waukegan	10	0%	100%	33
Calumet City	10	0%	100%	31
Urbana	10	10%	90%	30
Freeport	8	0%	100%	42
Granite City	8	12.5%	87.5%	41
Bloomington	8	12.5%	87.5%	39
Zion	7	14.3%	85.7%	32
Dixon	6	0%	100%	35
Alton	6	0%	100%	32
Saint Charles	6	0%	100%	31
Elgin	6	0%	100%	32
Aurora	6	0%	100%	39
Pekin	5	0%	100%	35
North Chicago	5	20%	80%	33
Centralia	5	20%	80%	29
Bolingbrook	5	0%	100%	29
Rantoul	5	0%	100%	36
Harvey	5	20%	80%	41
Ottawa	5	0%	100%	38
Blue Island	5	0%	100%	33
South Holland	5	0%	100%	34
Berwyn	5	0%	100%	29
Riverdale	4	0%	100%	29
Mattoon	4	25%	75%	36
Round Lake	4	0%	100%	38
Madison	4	0%	100%	31
Galesburg	4	0%	100%	29
Dolton	4	0%	100%	30
Belleville	4	0%	100%	31
Robbins	4	0%	100%	40
East Peoria	4	0%	100%	31
Marion	4	25%	75%	31
Cicero	4	0%	100%	35
Maywood	3	0%	100%	34
Jacksonville	3	0%	100%	35
Carpentersville	3	0%	100%	29
Metropolis	3	0%	100%	39
Melrose Park	3	33.3%	66.7%	33