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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Q4 2018 Recap: Parolees in Olney convicted of financial crimes or fraud

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There were two offenders convicted of financial crimes or fraud released on parole in Olney during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows that a man and woman were released in Olney. The younger parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 47-year-old woman sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Wesley H. Chastain. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2018 when he was 23 years old. He is now 25.

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 Q4 2018 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.

Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q4 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
84
14.3%
85.7%
39
Rockford
12
8.3%
91.7%
43
Joliet
6
33.3%
66.7%
42
Waukegan
5
0%
100%
30
Metropolis
4
0%
100%
46
Peoria
4
25%
75%
37
East Saint Louis
4
25%
75%
34
Elgin
3
33.3%
66.7%
39
Decatur
3
0%
100%
36
Cicero
3
0%
100%
41
Kankakee
3
33.3%
66.7%
49
Matteson
3
0%
100%
31
Carlinville
3
0%
100%
40
Dolton
3
33.3%
66.7%
34
Pekin
3
33.3%
66.7%
36
Midlothian
3
0%
100%
31
Springfield
3
33.3%
66.7%
29
Bloomington
3
33.3%
66.7%
28
Woodridge
2
0%
100%
32
Zion
2
0%
100%
31
Evanston
2
0%
100%
54
Evergreen Park
2
0%
100%
40
Galva
2
0%
100%
51
Jacksonville
2
0%
100%
39
Maywood
2
0%
100%
32
Ottawa
2
50%
50%
42
Olney
2
50%
50%
36
Kewanee
2
0%
100%
39
Sterling
2
0%
100%
50
North Chicago
2
0%
100%
40
East Peoria
2
50%
50%
29
Berwyn
2
0%
100%
40
Bellwood
2
0%
100%
44
Danville
2
0%
100%
30
Calumet City
2
0%
100%
49
New Salem
1
0%
100%
30
Plainfield
1
0%
100%
48
Quincy
1
100%
0%
28
Riverdale
1
0%
100%
34
Robinson
1
0%
100%
23
Rock Island
1
0%
100%
25
Belleville
1
0%
100%
34
Rockton
1
0%
100%
44
Belvidere
1
0%
100%
29
Benton
1
0%
100%
23
North Aurora
1
100%
0%
44
Bolingbrook
1
0%
100%
33
Oak Lawn
1
0%
100%
58
Oblong
1
0%
100%
33
Blue Island
1
0%
100%
34

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