South West Illinois News

There was an offender convicted of homicide released on parole in Columbia during 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SW Illinois News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2013 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 homicide.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled in 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	157	8.3%	91.7%	44
Kankakee	15	0%	100%	45
Springfield	10	0%	100%	47
East Saint Louis	10	0%	100%	49
Calumet City	9	11.1%	88.9%	45
Chicago Heights	8	0%	100%	48
Rockford	8	25%	75%	37
Waukegan	7	0%	100%	49
Aurora	7	14.3%	85.7%	43
Joliet	6	0%	100%	47
Peoria	5	0%	100%	52
Granite City	5	0%	100%	47
Champaign	4	0%	100%	44
Harvey	4	0%	100%	44
Decatur	4	0%	100%	38
Bellwood	4	25%	75%	36
South Holland	3	0%	100%	50
Hazel Crest	3	33.3%	66.7%	45
Rock Island	3	0%	100%	45
University Park	3	0%	100%	39
Elgin	3	0%	100%	48
Lockport	3	0%	100%	37
Alsip	3	0%	100%	45
Broadview	2	0%	100%	41
Litchfield	2	50%	50%	37
Riverdale	2	0%	100%	45
Normal	2	0%	100%	52
Elmwood Park	2	50%	50%	42
Naperville	2	50%	50%	36
Dolton	2	0%	100%	44
North Chicago	2	50%	50%	47
Cicero	2	0%	100%	31
Pittsfield	2	0%	100%	54
Maywood	2	0%	100%	34
Mount Prospect	2	0%	100%	43
Danville	2	0%	100%	40
Glendale Heights	2	50%	50%	39
Urbana	2	0%	100%	44
Berwyn	2	0%	100%	52
Moline	2	0%	100%	36
Country Club Hills	2	50%	50%	65
Oak Forest	2	0%	100%	33
Carrier Mills	1	0%	100%	50
Galesburg	1	100%	0%	48
Marion	1	0%	100%	49
Carol Stream	1	0%	100%	57
Dwight	1	0%	100%	30
Flossmoor	1	0%	100%	47
Crystal Lake	1	0%	100%	32
Richton Park	1	0%	100%	73