The data shows that both of the released offenders in Chicago Heights were men. The younger parolee was a 33-year-old man sentenced in 2019. The other was a 72-year-old man sentenced in 2014.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Roel N. Valle. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2014 when he was 67 years old. He is now 72.
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 Q1 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Q1 2019
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
88
4.6%
95.5%
44
Kankakee
19
0%
100%
39
Rockford
12
16.7%
83.3%
46
Decatur
8
0%
100%
43
Springfield
7
0%
100%
49
Champaign
5
20%
80%
42
Peoria
4
0%
100%
38
Cicero
3
0%
100%
44
Aurora
3
0%
100%
33
Freeport
3
33.3%
66.7%
45
Joliet
3
33.3%
66.7%
54
Blue Island
3
33.3%
66.7%
37
Bloomington
3
0%
100%
38
Saint Charles
3
0%
100%
37
Elgin
3
0%
100%
50
Waukegan
3
0%
100%
43
Dekalb
2
0%
100%
35
Harvey
2
0%
100%
34
Elmhurst
2
0%
100%
47
Riverside
2
0%
100%
61
Romeoville
2
0%
100%
32
Rolling Meadows
2
50%
50%
42
Hampshire
2
0%
100%
51
Geneva
2
0%
100%
48
Urbana
2
0%
100%
53
Berwyn
2
0%
100%
45
Melrose Park
2
0%
100%
40
West Chicago
2
0%
100%
35
Wheeling
2
0%
100%
32
Woodstock
2
50%
50%
47
Washington
2
50%
50%
44
Calumet City
2
0%
100%
43
Chicago Heights
2
0%
100%
53
Oswego
1
0%
100%
32
Quincy
1
0%
100%
24
Moro
1
0%
100%
39
Morris
1
100%
0%
50
Park Ridge
1
0%
100%
57
Palos Park
1
0%
100%
41
Princeton
1
0%
100%
36
Peru
1
100%
0%
33
Naperville
1
0%
100%
43
Ottawa
1
0%
100%
59
Pontiac
1
0%
100%
39
Plainfield
1
0%
100%
49
Oak Park
1
0%
100%
34
Richmond
1
0%
100%
42
Robinson
1
0%
100%
33
White Hall
1
0%
100%
29
Zion
1
0%
100%
33
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