West Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime against one or more children released on parole in Niota during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 22.

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 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes against children.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against children paroled in Jan.-June 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Kankakee	16	0%	100%	45
Broadview	8	0%	100%	34
Chicago	4	0%	100%	36
Waukegan	3	0%	100%	41
Alton	2	0%	100%	42
Centralia	2	0%	100%	46
Rushville	2	0%	100%	52
Champaign	2	0%	100%	33
Markham	1	100%	0%	36
Peoria Heights	1	0%	100%	39
Fox Lake	1	0%	100%	37
Springfield	1	100%	0%	44
Pekin	1	0%	100%	57
Marissa	1	0%	100%	27
Tinley Park	1	0%	100%	44
Elgin	1	0%	100%	29
Augusta	1	0%	100%	41
Schiller Park	1	0%	100%	47
Capron	1	0%	100%	38
Round Lake	1	100%	0%	46
Quincy	1	100%	0%	40
Momence	1	0%	100%	30
Albion	1	0%	100%	66
Verona	1	0%	100%	34
Mount Vernon	1	0%	100%	50
Crystal Lake	1	0%	100%	52
East Moline	1	0%	100%	39
Niota	1	0%	100%	26
Country Club Hills	1	0%	100%	34
Crest Hill	1	0%	100%	26
Peoria	1	0%	100%	39
Ottawa	1	0%	100%	37
Clinton	1	0%	100%	30
Belvidere	1	0%	100%	55
Melrose Park	1	0%	100%	45
Wayne City	1	0%	100%	59
Palatine	1	0%	100%	51
Chillicothe	1	0%	100%	33
Decatur	1	0%	100%	30
San Jose	1	0%	100%	26
Danville	1	0%	100%	45
Galesburg	1	0%	100%	73
Robbins	1	0%	100%	26
Kewanee	1	0%	100%	34
Joliet	1	0%	100%	44
East Saint Louis	1	100%	0%	33
Sterling	1	0%	100%	22
Jacksonville	1	0%	100%	37