West Cook News

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Berwyn during the second 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 38.

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 Q2 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Q2 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	79	3.8%	96.2%	43
Kankakee	12	8.3%	91.7%	40
Decatur	9	11.1%	88.9%	43
Aurora	7	14.3%	85.7%	37
Rockford	7	0%	100%	45
Joliet	6	0%	100%	41
Cicero	5	0%	100%	52
Peoria	4	0%	100%	44
Round Lake	3	33.3%	66.7%	40
Zion	3	0%	100%	53
Schaumburg	3	0%	100%	36
Harvey	3	0%	100%	38
Bloomington	3	0%	100%	46
Elgin	3	0%	100%	46
Wheeling	2	0%	100%	32
River Grove	2	0%	100%	58
Palatine	2	50%	50%	53
Urbana	2	0%	100%	39
Waukegan	2	0%	100%	35
Oak Lawn	2	50%	50%	50
Des Plaines	2	0%	100%	50
Mundelein	2	50%	50%	46
Franklin Park	2	0%	100%	57
Pana	2	0%	100%	48
Rantoul	2	0%	100%	35
Chicago Heights	2	0%	100%	53
Downers Grove	2	0%	100%	40
Marengo	2	0%	100%	44
Highland Park	2	0%	100%	41
Homewood	2	0%	100%	43
Springfield	2	0%	100%	42
Streator	2	0%	100%	50
Machesney Park	2	0%	100%	47
Broadview	2	0%	100%	43
Lansing	1	0%	100%	46
Dekalb	1	0%	100%	54
Carol Stream	1	0%	100%	58
Murphysboro	1	0%	100%	42
Posen	1	0%	100%	26
Streamwood	1	0%	100%	48
Pecatonica	1	0%	100%	30
Bellwood	1	0%	100%	35
Champaign	1	0%	100%	31
Lincolnshire	1	0%	100%	24
Maywood	1	0%	100%	29
Warrenville	1	0%	100%	45
Crystal Lake	1	0%	100%	40
Lowpoint	1	100%	0%	37
Blue Island	1	0%	100%	47
Coal City	1	0%	100%	40