The data shows that man and woman were released in Fairbury. The younger parolee was a 34-year-old woman sentenced in 2017. The other was a 36-year-old man sentenced in 2011.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Scott D. Costley. He was convicted in 2011 when he was 27 years old. He is now 36.
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 fourth quarter.
| City | Counties | Total Q4 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 1,613 | 0.9% | 2.4% | 21% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 135 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10.4% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 110 | 9.1% | 7.3% | 21.8% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 94 | 2.1% | 3.2% | 24.5% |
| Joliet | Will | 87 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 18.4% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 82 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 28.1% |
| Decatur | Macon | 73 | 4.1% | 0% | 20.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 71 | 7% | 5.6% | 26.8% |
| Aurora | Kane, DuPage, Will | 46 | 0% | 2.2% | 23.9% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 41 | 0% | 0% | 14.6% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 40 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 37 | 0% | 0% | 18.9% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 37 | 0% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 36 | 5.6% | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 35 | 0% | 2.9% | 20% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 34 | 2.9% | 0% | 29.4% |
| Harvey | Cook | 32 | 0% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Dolton | Cook | 30 | 0% | 6.7% | 3.3% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 28 | 3.6% | 0% | 25% |
| Quincy | Adams | 27 | 0% | 0% | 40.7% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 24 | 8.3% | 0% | 20.8% |
| Maywood | Cook | 24 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Marion | Williamson | 23 | 0% | 4.4% | 30.4% |
| Elgin | Kane, Cook | 22 | 0% | 4.6% | 18.2% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 21 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 14.3% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 21 | 0% | 4.8% | 9.5% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 19 | 5.3% | 0% | 26.3% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 19 | 0% | 5.3% | 21.1% |
| Granite City | Madison | 18 | 0% | 0% | 27.8% |
| Cicero | Cook | 16 | 0% | 0% | 18.8% |
| Alton | Madison | 15 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Bolingbrook | Will | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Lansing | Cook | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Park Forest | Cook | 15 | 0% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| South Holland | Cook | 15 | 0% | 6.7% | 13.3% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 14 | 21.4% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Normal | McLean | 14 | 0% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| Salem | Marion | 14 | 0% | 0% | 35.7% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 13 | 7.7% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Mattoon | Coles | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 12 | 0% | 8.3% | 16.7% |
| Paris | Edgar | 12 | 0% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Wheaton | DuPage | 12 | 8.3% | 0% | 16.7% |
| Centralia | Marion | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| East Moline | Rock Island | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Evanston | Cook | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
| Lincoln | Logan | 11 | 9.1% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Zion | Lake | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
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