Rockford Sun

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole in Poplar Grove during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Rockford Sun.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2016 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 during the second half of 2018 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in July-Dec. 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	734	4.8%	95.2%	37
Rockford	66	7.6%	92.4%	35
Decatur	50	14%	86%	36
Springfield	49	16.3%	83.7%	33
Peoria	49	12.2%	87.8%	35
Joliet	44	13.6%	86.4%	36
East Saint Louis	29	10.3%	89.7%	35
Aurora	22	18.2%	81.8%	37
Kankakee	22	13.6%	86.4%	34
Belleville	21	9.5%	90.5%	32
Granite City	21	4.8%	95.2%	39
Waukegan	20	10%	90%	32
Danville	20	15%	85%	32
Champaign	19	5.3%	94.7%	39
Blue Island	16	12.5%	87.5%	38
Chicago Heights	16	6.3%	93.8%	40
Rock Island	13	0%	100%	33
Harvey	12	8.3%	91.7%	34
Marion	11	18.2%	81.8%	37
Zion	11	0%	100%	35
Bellwood	11	9.1%	90.9%	38
Hazel Crest	10	20%	80%	38
Mount Vernon	10	30%	70%	32
Cicero	10	0%	100%	33
Galesburg	10	40%	60%	29
Bloomington	10	20%	80%	32
Urbana	9	11.1%	88.9%	42
Elgin	9	0%	100%	38
Quincy	8	25%	75%	37
Maywood	8	0%	100%	48
Calumet City	8	0%	100%	42
Freeport	8	0%	100%	32
Rock Falls	7	28.6%	71.4%	35
Dolton	7	0%	100%	31
Des Plaines	7	0%	100%	32
Harrisburg	7	0%	100%	34
Edwardsville	6	33.3%	66.7%	32
Lombard	6	16.7%	83.3%	43
Herrin	6	16.7%	83.3%	38
Mattoon	6	0%	100%	36
Lockport	6	33.3%	66.7%	25
Pekin	6	33.3%	66.7%	34
Riverdale	6	16.7%	83.3%	33
West Frankfort	6	33.3%	66.7%	38
Wheaton	6	0%	100%	31
Carbondale	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
Alton	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
Round Lake	6	33.3%	66.7%	36
Berwyn	5	0%	100%	36
Schaumburg	5	0%	100%	36