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There was an offender convicted of a sex crime released on parole in Harrisburg during 2019, 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 2012 when he was 23.

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 2019 who were convicted of sex crimes.

Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	61	6.6%	93.4%	44
Kankakee	36	0%	100%	44
Broadview	13	7.7%	92.3%	42
Rockford	10	0%	100%	41
Danville	9	0%	100%	39
East Saint Louis	6	0%	100%	46
Bloomington	6	0%	100%	33
Decatur	6	0%	100%	34
Joliet	6	0%	100%	45
Springfield	5	0%	100%	39
Chicago Heights	4	0%	100%	32
Peoria	4	0%	100%	40
Rushville	4	0%	100%	44
Mount Vernon	4	0%	100%	43
Pembroke Township	3	0%	100%	42
Carbondale	3	0%	100%	42
North Chicago	3	0%	100%	46
Canton	3	0%	100%	45
Sterling	2	0%	100%	37
Bellwood	2	0%	100%	45
Freeport	2	0%	100%	52
Alsip	2	0%	100%	37
Champaign	2	0%	100%	40
Woodstock	2	0%	100%	45
Lincoln	2	0%	100%	40
Belleville	2	0%	100%	41
Coulterville	2	0%	100%	50
Palatine	2	0%	100%	51
Des Plaines	2	0%	100%	31
Alton	2	0%	100%	41
Granite City	2	0%	100%	41
Normal	2	0%	100%	29
Cicero	2	0%	100%	35
Mount Olive	2	0%	100%	51
Hazel Crest	2	0%	100%	50
Hinckley	1	0%	100%	40
Richview	1	0%	100%	34
Chatsworth	1	0%	100%	27
Algonquin	1	0%	100%	67
Crete	1	0%	100%	38
Carmi	1	0%	100%	42
Greenville	1	0%	100%	48
O Fallon	1	0%	100%	47
Maywood	1	0%	100%	27
Pecatonica	1	0%	100%	57
Cuba	1	0%	100%	74
Hoopeston	1	100%	0%	52
University Park	1	0%	100%	30
Cobden	1	0%	100%	62
Riverdale	1	0%	100%	48