Illinois Valley Times

There were 28 offenders living in Lasalle County released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Illinois Valley Times.

The data shows 23 men and five women were released in Lasalle County. The median age of the parolees was 37. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2019, and the oldest was a 68-year-old woman sentenced for a crime involving alcohol in 2015.

The offender incarcerated the longest was Margaret M. Insco. She was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2015 when she was 60 years old. She is now 68.

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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the fourth quarter of 2021 in each Lasalle County.

County	Total Q4 Parolees	% convicted for sex crimes	% convicted for homicide	% convicted for drug-related crimes
Cook	1,661	3.19%	3.91%	13.31%
Winnebago	129	3.88%	3.88%	17.83%
Lake	98	16.33%	3.06%	16.33%
Will	96	3.13%	5.21%	17.71%
Macon	93	4.3%	2.15%	30.11%
Peoria	87	4.6%	4.6%	20.69%
Kane	82	3.66%	2.44%	18.29%
St. Clair	74	1.35%	4.05%	21.62%
Madison	69	2.9%	2.9%	20.29%
Sangamon	60	8.33%	1.67%	16.67%
Champaign	58	3.45%	6.9%	20.69%
McHenry	53	28.3%	3.77%	24.53%
Rock Island	52	3.85%	0%	38.46%
McLean	49	2.04%	0%	22.45%
Dupage	47	10.64%	8.51%	14.89%
Tazewell	41	2.44%	0%	31.71%
Kankakee	35	2.86%	2.86%	31.43%
Vermilion	33	3.03%	6.06%	30.3%
Lasalle	28	3.57%	0%	42.86%
Jefferson	23	4.35%	0%	52.17%
DeKalb	22	0%	4.55%	27.27%
Knox	20	0%	5%	45%
Adams	18	0%	0%	27.78%
Marion	17	5.88%	5.88%	35.29%
Fulton	16	12.5%	6.25%	18.75%
Williamson	16	0%	0%	31.25%
Coles	15	13.33%	0%	33.33%
Franklin	15	6.67%	6.67%	33.33%
Effingham	14	7.14%	0%	35.71%
Henry	13	7.69%	0%	38.46%
Morgan	13	0%	0%	61.54%
Kendall	12	0%	0%	16.67%
Whiteside	12	33.33%	0%	0%
Bond	11	0%	18.18%	36.36%
Christian	11	9.09%	9.09%	36.36%
Edgar	11	0%	0%	45.45%
Jackson	11	18.18%	0%	27.27%
Livingston	11	0%	0%	36.36%
Macoupin	11	0%	0%	18.18%
Pike	11	0%	0%	72.73%
Saline	11	9.09%	0%	18.18%
Boone	10	0%	10%	30%
Jersey	10	0%	0%	60%
Logan	10	0%	0%	40%
Mason	10	10%	0%	40%
Randolph	10	0%	0%	30%
Richland	10	10%	10%	30%
Montgomery	9	0%	0%	11.11%
Ogle	9	22.22%	0%	44.44%
Perry	9	0%	0%	22.22%
Schuyler	9	55.56%	0%	11.11%
Bureau	8	0%	0%	50%
Crawford	8	0%	0%	50%
McDonough	8	12.5%	0%	25%
Stephenson	8	0%	0%	12.5%
Wayne	8	0%	0%	25%
Lee	7	0%	0%	42.86%
Union	7	14.29%	0%	14.29%
Clark	6	16.67%	0%	50%
DeWitt	6	0%	0%	50%
Fayette	6	33.33%	0%	33.33%
Lawrence	6	0%	0%	33.33%
Douglas	5	0%	0%	20%
Hancock	5	40%	0%	40%
Iroquois	5	20%	0%	20%
Monroe	5	0%	0%	40%
White	5	0%	0%	0%
Carroll	4	0%	0%	75%
Cass	4	0%	0%	25%
Clinton	4	0%	0%	25%
Greene	4	0%	0%	50%
Johnson	4	0%	0%	50%
Shelby	4	0%	0%	50%
Washington	4	0%	0%	25%
Woodford	4	0%	0%	0%
Alexander	3	0%	0%	33.33%
Clay	3	0%	0%	66.67%
Grundy	3	0%	0%	0%
Marshall	3	33.33%	0%	66.67%
Massac	3	0%	0%	33.33%
Moultrie	3	0%	0%	33.33%
Piatt	3	66.67%	33.33%	0%
Warren	3	0%	0%	0%
Edwards	2	0%	0%	100%
Jo Daviess	2	0%	0%	0%
Mercer	2	0%	0%	0%
Pulaski	2	50%	0%	0%
Scott	2	0%	0%	50%
Brown	1	0%	0%	100%
Calhoun	1	0%	0%	100%
Cumberland	1	0%	0%	0%
Ford	1	0%	0%	0%
Gallatin	1	0%	0%	0%
Henderson	1	0%	0%	0%
Jasper	1	0%	0%	100%
Pope	1	0%	0%	100%
Stark	1	0%	0%	0%
Wabash	1	0%	0%	0%