Quantcast

Illinois Valley Times

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Q4 2019 Recap: Parolees in Ottawa convicted of crimes against persons

Webp police 08

There were four offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Ottawa during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Illinois Valley Times.

The data shows that four men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes against persons was 39. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 52-year-old man sentenced in 2019.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Michael Westbrook. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2018 when he was 39 years old. He is now 40.

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 Q4 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q4 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1839.8%90.2%37
Rockford326.3%93.8%38
Kankakee160%100%29
Springfield1421.4%78.6%39
Peoria140%100%35
Decatur137.7%92.3%34
Joliet128.3%91.7%42
Champaign933.3%66.7%32
Waukegan80%100%32
East Saint Louis812.5%87.5%35
Calumet City70%100%32
Chicago Heights728.6%71.4%39
Quincy616.7%83.3%32
Freeport50%100%42
Urbana50%100%29
Danville540%60%38
Aurora50%100%39
Bloomington425%75%38
Dixon40%100%37
Ottawa40%100%39
Saint Charles40%100%28
Dolton40%100%30
Alton40%100%35
Robbins40%100%40
Bolingbrook40%100%29
North Chicago425%75%32
Harvey333.3%66.7%45
Mattoon30%100%34
East Peoria30%100%32
Riverdale30%100%27
Blue Island30%100%28
Galesburg30%100%28
Rock Island30%100%33
Berwyn30%100%30
Pekin30%100%36
Lansing30%100%33
Oak Lawn250%50%39
Maywood20%100%35
Crystal Lake20%100%34
Mchenry20%100%36
Granite City250%50%44
Bradley250%50%29
Paris20%100%34
Bellwood20%100%28
Markham20%100%35
Greenville20%100%44
Marion250%50%28
Centralia20%100%35
Round Lake20%100%44
Pontiac20%100%29

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS