West Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Elmwood Park during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Cook News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 39.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Q4 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	85	10.6%	89.4%	41
Kankakee	20	0%	100%	42
Rockford	14	7.1%	92.9%	42
Decatur	5	0%	100%	40
Champaign	5	0%	100%	40
Aurora	5	0%	100%	49
Berwyn	4	0%	100%	47
Urbana	3	0%	100%	38
Maywood	3	0%	100%	41
Normal	3	0%	100%	38
Blue Island	3	0%	100%	38
Springfield	3	0%	100%	57
Peoria	3	0%	100%	48
Bloomington	3	33.3%	66.7%	48
Galesburg	2	0%	100%	43
Waukegan	2	0%	100%	33
Cicero	2	0%	100%	40
Lockport	2	0%	100%	53
Wonder Lake	2	0%	100%	51
Pekin	2	0%	100%	53
Hazel Crest	2	0%	100%	43
Bellwood	2	50%	50%	36
Lincoln	2	0%	100%	42
Wheeling	2	50%	50%	44
Joliet	2	50%	50%	45
Riverdale	2	0%	100%	35
Fox Lake	2	0%	100%	46
Belvidere	2	0%	100%	56
Calumet City	2	0%	100%	49
Lake In The Hills	2	100%	0%	54
Streamwood	2	0%	100%	34
Cabery	1	0%	100%	61
Marseilles	1	0%	100%	59
New Lenox	1	0%	100%	45
Freeport	1	100%	0%	25
Plano	1	0%	100%	47
Ottawa	1	0%	100%	49
Charleston	1	0%	100%	31
Elgin	1	0%	100%	43
Oak Lawn	1	0%	100%	27
Tuscola	1	0%	100%	41
Capron	1	0%	100%	54
Madison	1	0%	100%	36
Sidney	1	0%	100%	51
Danville	1	0%	100%	44
Romeoville	1	0%	100%	55
Westmont	1	0%	100%	41
Dolton	1	0%	100%	33
Moline	1	100%	0%	37
Jerseyville	1	0%	100%	35