Illinois Valley Times

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in Earlville during 2019, 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 2019 when he was 43.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	1,559	2.3%	97.7%	31
Rockford	82	1.2%	98.8%	30
Joliet	70	0%	100%	31
Peoria	62	0%	100%	29
Springfield	55	0%	100%	32
Harvey	43	4.7%	95.3%	32
Decatur	42	0%	100%	31
Riverdale	38	0%	100%	31
Dolton	36	0%	100%	33
Chicago Heights	36	2.8%	97.2%	34
Waukegan	33	0%	100%	29
East Saint Louis	31	3.2%	96.8%	35
Danville	30	0%	100%	32
Calumet City	27	0%	100%	31
Blue Island	27	3.7%	96.3%	31
Maywood	25	4%	96%	33
Kankakee	24	0%	100%	28
Aurora	23	8.7%	91.3%	30
Champaign	20	5%	95%	30
Bloomington	19	0%	100%	33
Cicero	18	0%	100%	34
Belleville	14	0%	100%	35
Lansing	14	7.1%	92.9%	30
Park Forest	14	0%	100%	32
Richton Park	13	0%	100%	30
Bellwood	13	0%	100%	30
Hazel Crest	12	0%	100%	32
Markham	12	0%	100%	32
Bolingbrook	11	0%	100%	34
Carbondale	11	0%	100%	32
Freeport	11	0%	100%	29
Marion	10	10%	90%	34
South Holland	10	0%	100%	29
Berwyn	10	0%	100%	29
Oak Lawn	10	0%	100%	36
Galesburg	10	10%	90%	32
Urbana	9	0%	100%	33
Melrose Park	9	11.1%	88.9%	30
Matteson	9	11.1%	88.9%	27
Elgin	9	0%	100%	28
Zion	9	0%	100%	34
Midlothian	9	0%	100%	29
Hillside	8	0%	100%	32
Belvidere	8	0%	100%	27
Tinley Park	7	0%	100%	34
Broadview	7	14.3%	85.7%	29
Saint Charles	7	0%	100%	27
Mount Vernon	7	0%	100%	34
North Chicago	7	0%	100%	29
Madison	7	0%	100%	30