The data shows that the released offender in Wataga was a man. He was convicted of homicide in 1990, 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 in the first quarter.
City
Counties
Total Q1 Parolees
% convicted for sex crimes
% convicted for homicide
% convicted for drug-related crimes
Chicago
Cook
1,812
0.1%
2.4%
32%
Rockford
Winnebago
120
3.3%
2.5%
15.8%
Springfield
Sangamon
89
2.2%
1.1%
25.8%
Decatur
Macon
87
1.1%
0%
12.6%
Peoria
Peoria
82
3.7%
2.4%
24.4%
Joliet
Will
80
0%
2.5%
26.2%
East Saint Louis
St. Clair
61
1.6%
6.6%
19.7%
Aurora
Kane, Dupage, Will
55
1.8%
0%
21.8%
Waukegan
Lake
50
0%
0%
16%
Calumet City
Cook
42
2.4%
0%
14.3%
Blue Island
Cook
38
0%
0%
39.5%
Chicago Heights
Cook
37
2.7%
8.1%
21.6%
Harvey
Cook
37
0%
8.1%
13.5%
Elgin
Cook, Kane
36
0%
0%
27.8%
Bloomington
McLean
31
0%
3.2%
29%
Champaign
Champaign
29
0%
3.5%
20.7%
Riverdale
Cook
29
0%
0%
10.3%
Marion
Williamson
29
3.5%
3.5%
34.5%
Maywood
Cook
26
0%
7.7%
38.5%
Danville
Vermilion
26
3.9%
0%
23.1%
Cicero
Cook
22
0%
0%
18.2%
Kankakee
Kankakee
22
0%
0%
22.7%
Dolton
Cook
21
0%
4.8%
14.3%
Alton
Madison
19
0%
5.3%
21.1%
Berwyn
Cook
19
0%
5.3%
26.3%
Galesburg
Knox
19
0%
0%
26.3%
Belleville
St. Clair
18
11.1%
0%
16.7%
Quincy
Adams
18
5.6%
0%
38.9%
Matteson
Cook
17
0%
0%
23.5%
Bellwood
Cook
17
0%
5.9%
35.3%
Pekin
Tazewell
16
6.2%
0%
31.2%
Urbana
Champaign
16
0%
0%
18.8%
Granite City
Madison
16
0%
0%
18.8%
Zion
Lake
16
0%
0%
6.2%
Freeport
Stephenson
15
6.7%
0%
20%
North Chicago
Lake
14
7.1%
7.1%
14.3%
Rock Island
Rock Island
13
0%
0%
46.1%
Melrose Park
Cook
12
0%
0%
16.7%
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
12
0%
0%
50%
Hazel Crest
Cook
12
0%
0%
25%
Lansing
Cook
12
0%
25%
16.7%
Plainfield
Will
11
0%
9.1%
27.3%
Mattoon
Coles
10
0%
0%
30%
Centralia
Marion
10
0%
0%
20%
Collinsville
Madison
10
0%
0%
20%
Des Plaines
Cook
10
0%
0%
0%
Streator
La Salle
10
10%
0%
0%
Bolingbrook
Will
9
0%
11.1%
44.4%
Naperville
Dupage, Will
9
0%
0%
22.2%
Rushville
Schuyler
9
33.3%
11.1%
0%
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