The data shows 123 men and six women were released in Winnebago County. Of the parolees, two were veterans, and the median age was 36. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2021, and the oldest was a 67-year-old man sentenced for homicide in 1985.
The offender incarcerated the longest was Lavertis Stewart. He was convicted of homicide in 1985 when he was 30 years old. He is now 67.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the fourth quarter of 2021 in each Winnebago County.
| County | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,661 | 3.19% | 3.91% | 13.31% |
| Winnebago | 129 | 3.88% | 3.88% | 17.83% |
| Lake | 98 | 16.33% | 3.06% | 16.33% |
| Will | 96 | 3.13% | 5.21% | 17.71% |
| Macon | 93 | 4.3% | 2.15% | 30.11% |
| Peoria | 87 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 20.69% |
| Kane | 82 | 3.66% | 2.44% | 18.29% |
| St. Clair | 74 | 1.35% | 4.05% | 21.62% |
| Madison | 69 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 20.29% |
| Sangamon | 60 | 8.33% | 1.67% | 16.67% |
| Champaign | 58 | 3.45% | 6.9% | 20.69% |
| McHenry | 53 | 28.3% | 3.77% | 24.53% |
| Rock Island | 52 | 3.85% | 0% | 38.46% |
| McLean | 49 | 2.04% | 0% | 22.45% |
| Dupage | 47 | 10.64% | 8.51% | 14.89% |
| Tazewell | 41 | 2.44% | 0% | 31.71% |
| Kankakee | 35 | 2.86% | 2.86% | 31.43% |
| Vermilion | 33 | 3.03% | 6.06% | 30.3% |
| Lasalle | 28 | 3.57% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Jefferson | 23 | 4.35% | 0% | 52.17% |
| DeKalb | 22 | 0% | 4.55% | 27.27% |
| Knox | 20 | 0% | 5% | 45% |
| Adams | 18 | 0% | 0% | 27.78% |
| Marion | 17 | 5.88% | 5.88% | 35.29% |
| Fulton | 16 | 12.5% | 6.25% | 18.75% |
| Williamson | 16 | 0% | 0% | 31.25% |
| Coles | 15 | 13.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Franklin | 15 | 6.67% | 6.67% | 33.33% |
| Effingham | 14 | 7.14% | 0% | 35.71% |
| Henry | 13 | 7.69% | 0% | 38.46% |
| Morgan | 13 | 0% | 0% | 61.54% |
| Kendall | 12 | 0% | 0% | 16.67% |
| Whiteside | 12 | 33.33% | 0% | 0% |
| Bond | 11 | 0% | 18.18% | 36.36% |
| Christian | 11 | 9.09% | 9.09% | 36.36% |
| Edgar | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45.45% |
| Jackson | 11 | 18.18% | 0% | 27.27% |
| Livingston | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36.36% |
| Macoupin | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Pike | 11 | 0% | 0% | 72.73% |
| Saline | 11 | 9.09% | 0% | 18.18% |
| Boone | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| Jersey | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Logan | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Mason | 10 | 10% | 0% | 40% |
| Randolph | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Richland | 10 | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Montgomery | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Ogle | 9 | 22.22% | 0% | 44.44% |
| Perry | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22.22% |
| Schuyler | 9 | 55.56% | 0% | 11.11% |
| Bureau | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Crawford | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| McDonough | 8 | 12.5% | 0% | 25% |
| Stephenson | 8 | 0% | 0% | 12.5% |
| Wayne | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Lee | 7 | 0% | 0% | 42.86% |
| Union | 7 | 14.29% | 0% | 14.29% |
| Clark | 6 | 16.67% | 0% | 50% |
| DeWitt | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Fayette | 6 | 33.33% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Douglas | 5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Hancock | 5 | 40% | 0% | 40% |
| Iroquois | 5 | 20% | 0% | 20% |
| Monroe | 5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| White | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Carroll | 4 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| Cass | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Clinton | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Greene | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Johnson | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Shelby | 4 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Washington | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Woodford | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Alexander | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Clay | 3 | 0% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Grundy | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Marshall | 3 | 33.33% | 0% | 66.67% |
| Massac | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Moultrie | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.33% |
| Piatt | 3 | 66.67% | 33.33% | 0% |
| Warren | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edwards | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mercer | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pulaski | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Scott | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Brown | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ford | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gallatin | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Henderson | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jasper | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Stark | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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