Illinois Valley Times

There was an offender convicted of a sex crime released on parole in Mendota during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Illinois Valley Times.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2015 when he was 18.

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 2018 who were convicted of sex crimes.

Prisoners convicted of sex crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Broadview	19	0%	100%	41
Chicago	13	7.7%	92.3%	41
Kankakee	7	0%	100%	43
Ullin	6	0%	100%	36
Rushville	5	0%	100%	51
Rockford	4	0%	100%	39
Decatur	4	0%	100%	35
Woodstock	3	0%	100%	53
Peoria	3	0%	100%	34
Springfield	3	0%	100%	46
Joliet	2	0%	100%	31
Belleville	2	0%	100%	41
Aurora	2	0%	100%	33
Homewood	2	0%	100%	53
Freeport	2	0%	100%	40
Lincoln	2	0%	100%	38
Murrayville	1	0%	100%	56
New Athens	1	0%	100%	39
Pekin	1	0%	100%	54
Paxton	1	0%	100%	23
North Chicago	1	0%	100%	25
Normal	1	100%	0%	24
Plano	1	0%	100%	35
Quincy	1	0%	100%	30
Wilsonville	1	0%	100%	35
Willow Hill	1	0%	100%	38
Vandalia	1	0%	100%	40
Streator	1	0%	100%	46
Sterling	1	0%	100%	54
Alsip	1	0%	100%	33
Sparta	1	0%	100%	50
Skokie	1	0%	100%	30
Savanna	1	0%	100%	32
Salem	1	0%	100%	32
Rockton	1	0%	100%	57
Mount Vernon	1	0%	100%	63
Mendota	1	0%	100%	22
Maywood	1	0%	100%	43
Cicero	1	0%	100%	41
Chicago Heights	1	0%	100%	57
Centralia	1	0%	100%	39
Carmi	1	0%	100%	31
Carlinville	1	0%	100%	31
Carbondale	1	0%	100%	30
Calumet City	1	0%	100%	50
Bradley	1	0%	100%	40
Bonnie	1	0%	100%	32
Benton	1	0%	100%	55
Cobden	1	0%	100%	50
Danville	1	0%	100%	30