The data shows that three men and one women were released in Mendota. The median age of the parolees was 42. The youngest parolee is a 29-year-old man sentenced for property crimes in 2014, and the oldest is a 57-year-old woman sentenced for financial crimes or fraud in 2017.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest is Frederic Ehringer II. He was convicted of property crimes in 2014 when he was 24 years old. He is now 29.
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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