Chambana Sun

There were two offenders convicted of sex crimes living in Champaign County released on parole during the first quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chambana Sun.

The data shows both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median age of the parolees sentenced for sex crimes was 37. The younger parolee was a 28-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 46-year-old man sentenced in 2008.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Michael McChriston. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 24 years old. He is now 28.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of sex crimes were paroled during the first quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	49	0%	100%	44
Lake County	5	0%	100%	44
Mclean County	4	0%	100%	40
Schuyler County	4	0%	100%	51
Macon County	3	0%	100%	34
Mchenry County	3	0%	100%	43
Peoria County	3	0%	100%	47
Winnebago County	3	0%	100%	42
Carroll County	2	0%	100%	31
Champaign County	2	0%	100%	37
Jefferson County	2	0%	100%	38
Kane County	2	0%	100%	56
Will County	2	0%	100%	36
Bond County	1	0%	100%	45
Bureau County	1	0%	100%	35
Christian County	1	0%	100%	40
Crawford County	1	0%	100%	53
Douglas County	1	0%	100%	33
Dupage County	1	0%	100%	34
Hamilton County	1	0%	100%	28
Henderson County	1	0%	100%	28
Henry County	1	0%	100%	27
Jackson County	1	0%	100%	70
Johnson County	1	0%	100%	52
Kendall County	1	0%	100%	47
Lasalle County	1	0%	100%	25
Lee County	1	0%	100%	49
Madison County	1	0%	100%	42
Randolph County	1	0%	100%	63
Richland County	1	0%	100%	24
Saline County	1	0%	100%	29
Shelby County	1	0%	100%	41
Vermilion County	1	0%	100%	32