Kankakee Times

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole in Aroma Park during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kankakee Times.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 21.

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 crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in July-Dec. 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	304	9.9%	90.1%	34
Rockford	49	4.1%	95.9%	35
Joliet	28	3.6%	96.4%	35
Decatur	28	0%	100%	33
Springfield	25	16%	84%	33
Peoria	24	12.5%	87.5%	35
Kankakee	24	8.3%	91.7%	37
East Saint Louis	19	10.5%	89.5%	36
Aurora	17	5.9%	94.1%	40
Bloomington	12	16.7%	83.3%	31
Calumet City	12	0%	100%	36
Champaign	12	8.3%	91.7%	35
Quincy	10	30%	70%	33
Elgin	10	10%	90%	37
Waukegan	10	10%	90%	38
Urbana	10	0%	100%	30
Harvey	9	0%	100%	32
Granite City	8	12.5%	87.5%	36
Galesburg	7	14.3%	85.7%	32
Chicago Heights	7	14.3%	85.7%	34
Blue Island	7	0%	100%	30
Belleville	7	14.3%	85.7%	38
Marion	6	16.7%	83.3%	35
Maywood	6	0%	100%	34
Cicero	6	0%	100%	29
Danville	6	0%	100%	42
Alton	5	0%	100%	34
Dolton	5	0%	100%	26
Streator	5	0%	100%	30
Belvidere	5	0%	100%	29
Carol Stream	5	0%	100%	30
Des Plaines	5	0%	100%	41
Freeport	5	0%	100%	30
Mattoon	5	0%	100%	38
Riverdale	5	20%	80%	30
Pekin	5	0%	100%	43
Oak Lawn	4	0%	100%	29
Mount Vernon	4	25%	75%	32
Country Club Hills	4	0%	100%	39
Lincoln	4	0%	100%	32
Lyons	4	25%	75%	43
Lansing	4	0%	100%	37
Murphysboro	4	25%	75%	39
Rantoul	4	0%	100%	29
Sterling	4	25%	75%	36
Centralia	4	0%	100%	31
Sycamore	4	0%	100%	32
University Park	3	33.3%	66.7%	28
Carbondale	3	33.3%	66.7%	35
Loves Park	3	0%	100%	37