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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Waukegan convicted of financial crimes or fraud

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There were eight offenders convicted of financial crimes or fraud released on parole in Waukegan during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Lake County Gazette.

The data shows that eight men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for financial crimes or fraud was 34. The youngest parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 46-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Kenneth D. Williams. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2017 when he was 38 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 during the second half of 2018 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.

Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in July-Dec. 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago19711.7%88.3%39
Rockford166.3%93.8%44
Joliet1216.7%83.3%39
Decatur1010%90%39
Springfield922.2%77.8%33
East Saint Louis837.5%62.5%37
Waukegan80%100%34
Elgin728.6%71.4%37
Peoria616.7%83.3%36
Bloomington616.7%83.3%34
Belvidere616.7%83.3%43
Pekin540%60%34
Jacksonville50%100%38
Kankakee520%80%44
Metropolis50%100%44
Dolton520%80%35
Chicago Heights40%100%32
Evergreen Park40%100%35
Bellwood40%100%48
Urbana450%50%33
Aurora425%75%44
Carlinville40%100%44
Calumet City30%100%43
East Moline333.3%66.7%39
Midlothian30%100%31
Cicero30%100%41
East Peoria333.3%66.7%33
Ottawa333.3%66.7%44
Matteson30%100%31
North Chicago30%100%34
Sterling30%100%41
Justice30%100%51
Woodridge333.3%66.7%34
Lyons30%100%38
Blue Island30%100%33
Marion250%50%28
Evanston20%100%54
Mendota250%50%53
Mount Vernon20%100%23
Lincoln20%100%38
Sandwich20%100%27
Galva20%100%51
Olney250%50%36
Plainfield20%100%42
Zion20%100%32
Jerseyville20%100%31
Montgomery20%100%35
Pontiac250%50%40
Dekalb20%100%32
Kewanee20%100%39

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