The data shows that six men and six women were released in Cottage Hills. The median age of the parolees was 39. The youngest parolee was a 30-year-old woman sentenced in 2018 and the oldest was a 59-year-old woman sentenced in 2015.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Judith L. Hemken. She was convicted in 2015 when he was 53 years old. She is now 59.
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.
| City | Counties | Total 2019 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 6,034 | 1% | 2.6% | 25.4% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 556 | 1.8% | 1.4% | 18.7% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 363 | 9.9% | 4.1% | 24% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 357 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 28.9% |
| Decatur | Macon | 325 | 1.9% | 1.2% | 20.3% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 313 | 1.6% | 3.2% | 26.5% |
| Joliet | Will | 310 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 23.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 180 | 3.3% | 5.6% | 21.1% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 163 | 5.5% | 1.2% | 30.7% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 162 | 0.6% | 4.3% | 16.1% |
| Aurora | DuPage, Kane, Will | 154 | 0.7% | 4.6% | 25.3% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 133 | 4.5% | 0% | 35.3% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 130 | 3.1% | 6.2% | 20.8% |
| Harvey | Cook | 129 | 0% | 3.1% | 10.9% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 128 | 1.6% | 3.1% | 21.1% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 113 | 0% | 8% | 19.5% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 106 | 0% | 0% | 19.8% |
| Elgin | Kane, Cook | 104 | 0% | 2.9% | 26% |
| Quincy | Adams | 102 | 1% | 1% | 43.1% |
| Cicero | Cook | 96 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 19.8% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 95 | 1.1% | 2.1% | 14.7% |
| Dolton | Cook | 91 | 1.1% | 2.2% | 9.9% |
| Maywood | Cook | 87 | 1.2% | 2.3% | 28.7% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 83 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 28.9% |
| Granite City | Madison | 81 | 2.5% | 6.2% | 22.2% |
| Alton | Madison | 75 | 2.7% | 0% | 36% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 75 | 2.7% | 1.3% | 17.3% |
| Broadview | Cook | 74 | 17.6% | 2.7% | 18.9% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 72 | 1.4% | 0% | 43.1% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 68 | 2.9% | 0% | 16.2% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 65 | 0% | 1.5% | 26.2% |
| Marion | Williamson | 65 | 0% | 1.5% | 32.3% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 63 | 1.6% | 3.2% | 19.1% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 62 | 6.5% | 1.6% | 35.5% |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | 61 | 0% | 4.9% | 42.6% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 54 | 3.7% | 7.4% | 24.1% |
| Centralia | Marion | 52 | 1.9% | 0% | 23.1% |
| Lansing | Cook | 51 | 0% | 2% | 17.7% |
| Zion | Lake | 49 | 2% | 0% | 22.5% |
| Bolingbrook | Will | 46 | 0% | 2.2% | 30.4% |
| Charleston | Coles | 45 | 0% | 0% | 53.3% |
| Ottawa | LaSalle | 45 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 37.8% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 44 | 6.8% | 4.6% | 13.6% |
| Jacksonville | Morgan | 43 | 0% | 2.3% | 58.1% |
| Lincoln | Logan | 43 | 4.7% | 0% | 32.6% |
| Round Lake | Lake | 43 | 0% | 0% | 27.9% |
| Hazel Crest | Cook | 42 | 4.8% | 7.1% | 9.5% |
| South Holland | Cook | 42 | 0% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| Wheaton | DuPage | 42 | 2.4% | 0% | 19.1% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 41 | 0% | 0% | 19.5% |
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