South West Illinois News

There was an offender convicted of a financial crime or fraud released on parole in Columbia during the first half of 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 2018 when he was 31.

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 2019 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.

Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Jan.-June 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	159	8.2%	91.8%	40
Rockford	20	5%	95%	41
Decatur	17	11.8%	88.2%	38
Springfield	10	10%	90%	44
Joliet	9	11.1%	88.9%	41
Calumet City	8	0%	100%	43
Peoria	8	12.5%	87.5%	37
Kankakee	7	0%	100%	41
East Saint Louis	6	16.7%	83.3%	35
Aurora	5	20%	80%	40
Danville	5	40%	60%	35
Quincy	4	25%	75%	41
Chicago Heights	4	0%	100%	32
Oak Lawn	4	0%	100%	38
Elgin	4	0%	100%	41
Harvey	4	25%	75%	37
Freeport	4	50%	50%	49
Belleville	4	0%	100%	36
Granite City	3	0%	100%	54
Dolton	3	0%	100%	34
Elmwood Park	3	0%	100%	43
Rock Island	3	33.3%	66.7%	37
North Chicago	3	33.3%	66.7%	48
Centralia	3	0%	100%	34
Glenwood	3	33.3%	66.7%	37
Country Club Hills	3	0%	100%	35
Riverdale	3	0%	100%	40
Hazel Crest	3	0%	100%	33
Round Lake	3	33.3%	66.7%	42
Berwyn	3	0%	100%	38
Westmont	3	33.3%	66.7%	44
Harrisburg	3	66.7%	33.3%	51
Blue Island	3	33.3%	66.7%	38
Peoria Heights	2	0%	100%	47
Des Plaines	2	0%	100%	48
Machesney Park	2	100%	0%	29
East Peoria	2	0%	100%	52
Bridgeview	2	50%	50%	32
Justice	2	0%	100%	36
Eldorado	2	0%	100%	54
Maywood	2	0%	100%	28
Mount Prospect	2	0%	100%	52
Savanna	2	100%	0%	28
Bellwood	2	0%	100%	47
Godfrey	2	0%	100%	34
Champaign	2	0%	100%	41
Rantoul	2	50%	50%	31
Kewanee	2	0%	100%	54
Mc Leansboro	2	50%	50%	30
Skokie	2	0%	100%	33