West Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole in Mount Sterling during the second 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 woman. She was convicted in 2018 when she was 25.

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 2019 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in July-Dec. 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	650	8%	92%	39
Rockford	61	19.7%	80.3%	37
Peoria	45	20%	80%	34
Decatur	43	18.6%	81.4%	36
Springfield	39	5.1%	94.9%	38
Joliet	36	5.6%	94.4%	34
East Saint Louis	29	10.3%	89.7%	35
Waukegan	19	0%	100%	38
Blue Island	18	11.1%	88.9%	43
Kankakee	16	0%	100%	35
Chicago Heights	16	6.3%	93.8%	37
Harvey	16	6.3%	93.8%	40
Galesburg	15	6.7%	93.3%	31
Bloomington	14	14.3%	85.7%	36
Elgin	14	14.3%	85.7%	35
Champaign	13	15.4%	84.6%	39
Urbana	13	38.5%	61.5%	39
Granite City	12	8.3%	91.7%	34
Dolton	12	0%	100%	35
Collinsville	10	10%	90%	33
Wheaton	10	0%	100%	32
Calumet City	10	20%	80%	41
Danville	10	20%	80%	38
Zion	9	22.2%	77.8%	33
Belleville	9	11.1%	88.9%	36
Quincy	9	22.2%	77.8%	32
Alton	9	0%	100%	32
Aurora	9	22.2%	77.8%	35
Rantoul	8	12.5%	87.5%	37
Marion	8	0%	100%	37
Cicero	8	0%	100%	36
Murphysboro	7	28.6%	71.4%	41
East Moline	7	0%	100%	39
Melrose Park	7	0%	100%	33
Lansing	7	0%	100%	34
Freeport	7	0%	100%	40
Ottawa	6	16.7%	83.3%	32
Sterling	6	0%	100%	38
Mount Vernon	6	16.7%	83.3%	33
Harrisburg	6	16.7%	83.3%	42
Palatine	6	16.7%	83.3%	32
Bellwood	6	0%	100%	41
Centralia	5	20%	80%	41
Bethalto	5	20%	80%	26
Mattoon	5	0%	100%	37
Plainfield	5	0%	100%	33
Park Forest	5	20%	80%	36
Moline	5	20%	80%	45
Country Club Hills	5	0%	100%	34
South Holland	5	20%	80%	35