Grundy Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in Coal City during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Grundy Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 27.

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 first half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Jan.-June 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	778	2.6%	97.4%	31
Rockford	46	0%	100%	30
Peoria	35	0%	100%	29
Joliet	31	0%	100%	29
Decatur	24	0%	100%	29
Harvey	24	8.3%	91.7%	30
Springfield	23	0%	100%	31
Riverdale	22	0%	100%	30
Waukegan	19	0%	100%	29
Chicago Heights	18	5.6%	94.4%	31
Dolton	14	0%	100%	33
Blue Island	14	0%	100%	32
Danville	12	0%	100%	32
Maywood	12	8.3%	91.7%	34
East Saint Louis	11	9.1%	90.9%	35
Richton Park	10	0%	100%	30
Champaign	9	0%	100%	33
Aurora	9	0%	100%	30
Kankakee	9	0%	100%	28
Hazel Crest	9	0%	100%	34
Freeport	8	0%	100%	29
Bloomington	8	0%	100%	32
Galesburg	8	0%	100%	32
Bellwood	7	0%	100%	32
Cicero	7	0%	100%	37
Belleville	7	0%	100%	37
Hillside	6	0%	100%	33
Urbana	6	0%	100%	31
Belvidere	6	0%	100%	26
Lansing	6	0%	100%	34
Park Forest	6	0%	100%	32
Melrose Park	6	0%	100%	31
Midlothian	6	0%	100%	29
Carbondale	6	0%	100%	30
Calumet City	6	0%	100%	30
Markham	6	0%	100%	32
Bolingbrook	6	0%	100%	36
Zion	5	0%	100%	29
University Park	5	0%	100%	35
Berwyn	5	0%	100%	28
Marion	5	20%	80%	29
North Chicago	4	0%	100%	27
Wheaton	4	25%	75%	25
Jacksonville	4	0%	100%	33
Chicago Ridge	4	0%	100%	29
Alton	4	0%	100%	30
Rock Island	4	0%	100%	28
Evanston	4	0%	100%	33
Oak Lawn	4	0%	100%	39
Mount Vernon	4	0%	100%	39