If you have not, here are a few sites to get you started. Even though I’m not an expert and don’t know how often these sites are updated, I would advise checking these sites at least once a month.
www.sexoffender.com/state.html
www.jail.org/sex_offenders_search.html
This is the site of the Illinois Department of Corrections
www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/so_search/default.asp