SE Illinois News

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole in Barnhill during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 37.

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 property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	656	4.7%	95.3%	39
Rockford	59	15.3%	84.8%	37
Springfield	56	10.7%	89.3%	34
Joliet	40	7.5%	92.5%	34
Peoria	37	13.5%	86.5%	35
Decatur	34	11.8%	88.2%	41
Waukegan	33	3%	97%	34
Aurora	31	12.9%	87.1%	36
East Saint Louis	22	9.1%	90.9%	40
Danville	21	0%	100%	33
Champaign	20	35%	65%	34
Kankakee	17	0%	100%	39
Granite City	17	23.5%	76.5%	35
Harvey	13	7.7%	92.3%	43
Bloomington	13	15.4%	84.6%	34
Riverdale	12	8.3%	91.7%	38
Berwyn	12	8.3%	91.7%	39
Wheaton	11	9.1%	90.9%	43
Alton	11	9.1%	90.9%	42
Belleville	11	0%	100%	35
Urbana	10	0%	100%	42
Pekin	10	40%	60%	36
Blue Island	10	10%	90%	40
Chicago Heights	10	0%	100%	30
Broadview	9	0%	100%	31
Edwardsville	9	22.2%	77.8%	30
Maywood	9	11.1%	88.9%	41
Dolton	9	0%	100%	34
Harrisburg	8	12.5%	87.5%	33
Marion	8	12.5%	87.5%	38
Galesburg	8	25%	75%	34
Quincy	8	12.5%	87.5%	34
Centralia	8	0%	100%	31
Bellwood	8	0%	100%	35
Mount Vernon	7	14.3%	85.7%	33
Collinsville	7	0%	100%	36
Elgin	7	0%	100%	32
Lansing	7	14.3%	85.7%	31
Pontiac	6	0%	100%	42
Lockport	6	16.7%	83.3%	33
East Peoria	6	33.3%	66.7%	42
Melrose Park	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
East Alton	6	16.7%	83.3%	42
Cicero	6	16.7%	83.3%	37
Streator	6	0%	100%	35
Rock Island	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
Woodstock	6	16.7%	83.3%	37
Calumet City	6	0%	100%	32
Bolingbrook	6	16.7%	83.3%	31
Palatine	5	40%	60%	32