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Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Chicago Heights convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were four offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Chicago Heights during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Cook News.

The data shows that four men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 43. The youngest parolee was a 33-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Jose Gonzalez. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2018 when he was 31 years old. He is now 33.

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 during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1966.6%93.4%43
Joliet1717.7%82.4%44
Broadview160%100%40
Decatur1618.8%81.3%41
Kankakee160%100%35
Elgin1118.2%81.8%43
Aurora911.1%88.9%41
Rockford825%75%39
Cicero60%100%42
Des Plaines616.7%83.3%45
Bolingbrook50%100%38
Blue Island50%100%47
Bloomington50%100%51
Calumet City50%100%39
Maywood50%100%35
Champaign520%80%43
East Peoria450%50%49
Chicago Heights40%100%43
Springfield425%75%39
Ullin40%100%49
Peoria40%100%49
North Chicago30%100%51
Ottawa30%100%50
Carpentersville30%100%45
Waukegan30%100%40
Marion30%100%41
Freeport20%100%57
Hazel Crest20%100%38
Macomb250%50%50
Hickory Hills20%100%42
Homewood20%100%67
East Moline20%100%49
Harvey20%100%44
Machesney Park20%100%47
Harvard20%100%46
Harwood Heights20%100%39
Zion20%100%57
Lansing20%100%38
Galesburg20%100%53
Mount Prospect20%100%38
Pekin20%100%40
Riverdale250%50%35
Palatine20%100%59
Loves Park2100%0%38
Lake Zurich20%100%42
Dolton250%50%48
Addison250%50%40
Oak Brook20%100%60
West Frankfort250%50%51
Morris20%100%59

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