The data shows that the released offender in Mendon was a woman. She was convicted of crimes against a person in 2017, when she was 32.
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 third quarter.
City
Counties
Total Q3 Parolees
% convicted for sex crimes
% convicted for homicide
% convicted for drug-related crimes
Chicago
Cook
1,709
0.7%
2.6%
28.7%
Rockford
Winnebago
124
3.2%
1.6%
18.6%
Decatur
Macon
100
0%
2%
36%
Joliet
Will
99
2%
1%
31.3%
Springfield
Sangamon
81
1.2%
0%
16.1%
Peoria
Peoria
79
2.5%
1.3%
27.9%
Aurora
Kane, Dupage, Will
61
1.6%
1.6%
29.5%
East Saint Louis
St. Clair
60
0%
5%
18.3%
Elgin
Cook, Kane
40
2.5%
0%
32.5%
Waukegan
Lake
40
0%
2.5%
25%
Chicago Heights
Cook
40
0%
10%
20%
Blue Island
Cook
39
0%
2.6%
23.1%
Marion
Williamson
34
0%
0%
41.2%
Danville
Vermilion
32
6.2%
0%
25%
Harvey
Cook
32
3.1%
6.2%
25%
Champaign
Champaign
31
0%
3.2%
19.4%
Calumet City
Cook
30
0%
0%
26.7%
Bloomington
McLean
28
0%
0%
39.3%
Quincy
Adams
26
0%
0%
53.9%
Granite City
Madison
25
4%
0%
20%
Riverdale
Cook
22
4.5%
0%
13.6%
Cicero
Cook
21
0%
0%
33.3%
Dolton
Cook
20
5%
5%
20%
Urbana
Champaign
20
5%
0%
10%
Kankakee
Kankakee
17
0%
0%
5.9%
Maywood
Cook
17
0%
0%
52.9%
Freeport
Stephenson
16
0%
0%
37.5%
Bellwood
Cook
16
0%
12.5%
25%
Pekin
Tazewell
16
0%
0%
31.2%
Alton
Madison
15
0%
0%
33.3%
Jacksonville
Morgan
14
0%
0%
57.1%
Zion
Lake
14
0%
0%
14.3%
Lansing
Cook
14
0%
7.1%
7.1%
Belleville
St. Clair
14
0%
0%
21.4%
Centralia
Marion
14
0%
0%
57.1%
Mattoon
Coles
13
7.7%
0%
23.1%
Belvidere
Boone
13
7.7%
0%
7.7%
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
13
7.7%
0%
23.1%
Normal
McLean
13
7.7%
7.7%
53.9%
Galesburg
Knox
12
0%
0%
16.7%
Plainfield
Will
11
0%
0%
18.2%
Rock Island
Rock Island
11
0%
0%
36.4%
East Peoria
Tazewell
11
0%
0%
18.2%
Berwyn
Cook
11
0%
9.1%
36.4%
North Chicago
Lake
11
0%
0%
36.4%
Country Club Hills
Cook
10
0%
0%
10%
East Moline
Rock Island
10
0%
0%
30%
Round Lake
Lake
10
0%
10%
10%
South Holland
Cook
10
0%
0%
40%
Hazel Crest
Cook
10
0%
0%
30%
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