The data shows that 73 men and six women were released in Springfield. Of the parolees, one is a veteran and the median age is 37. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2018 and the oldest was a 72-year-old woman sentenced in 2017.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Robert V. Donley. He was convicted in 1997 when he was 27 years old. He is now 49.
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 second quarter.
| City | Counties | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 1,558 | 1.2% | 3% | 27.3% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 160 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 18.8% |
| Decatur | Macon | 90 | 1.1% | 0% | 18.9% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 88 | 2.3% | 1.1% | 18.2% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 79 | 0% | 2.5% | 27.9% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 75 | 5.3% | 1.3% | 30.7% |
| Joliet | Will | 66 | 3% | 1.5% | 24.2% |
| Aurora | Kane, DuPage | 52 | 0% | 5.8% | 15.4% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 44 | 6.8% | 2.3% | 36.4% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 43 | 0% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 41 | 0% | 4.9% | 14.6% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 36 | 2.8% | 0% | 47.2% |
| Elgin | Cook, Kane | 35 | 0% | 5.7% | 22.9% |
| Harvey | Cook | 33 | 0% | 0% | 21.2% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 30 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 29 | 0% | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| Broadview | Cook | 28 | 32.1% | 3.6% | 14.3% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 28 | 0% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Dolton | Cook | 26 | 3.9% | 0% | 26.9% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 25 | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 25 | 8% | 8% | 12% |
| Cicero | Cook | 22 | 0% | 0% | 4.6% |
| Quincy | Adams | 22 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Alton | Madison | 19 | 10.5% | 0% | 31.6% |
| Granite City | Madison | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 21.1% |
| Maywood | Cook | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 36.8% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 19 | 0% | 0% | 52.6% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 18 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 18 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 44.4% |
| Hazel Crest | Cook | 17 | 0% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 16 | 0% | 0% | 31.3% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Centralia | Marion | 15 | 6.7% | 0% | 20% |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | 15 | 0% | 0% | 46.7% |
| Round Lake | Lake | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Zion | Lake | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 14 | 0% | 14.3% | 21.4% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 14 | 0% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Dekalb | DeKalb | 14 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| East Peoria | Tazewell | 14 | 0% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 14 | 0% | 0% | 14.3% |
| Lansing | Cook | 14 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| Charleston | Coles | 13 | 0% | 0% | 53.9% |
| East Moline | Rock Island | 13 | 7.7% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Jacksonville | Morgan | 13 | 0% | 7.7% | 53.9% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 13 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 15.4% |
| Harrisburg | Saline | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Melrose Park | Cook | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Belvidere | Boone | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
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