Will County Gazette

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Steger during the second half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 34.

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 second half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in July-Dec. 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	162	8.6%	91.4%	43
Kankakee	33	0%	100%	42
Rockford	21	9.5%	90.5%	40
Decatur	12	0%	100%	36
Aurora	9	22.2%	77.8%	47
Springfield	8	12.5%	87.5%	45
Champaign	7	14.3%	85.7%	40
Joliet	6	16.7%	83.3%	43
Berwyn	6	0%	100%	43
Bloomington	5	40%	60%	46
Waukegan	5	0%	100%	42
Maywood	5	0%	100%	41
Blue Island	5	20%	80%	45
Peoria	5	20%	80%	44
Cicero	4	0%	100%	43
Urbana	4	25%	75%	43
Pekin	4	25%	75%	45
Riverdale	3	0%	100%	38
Lockport	3	0%	100%	48
Marseilles	3	0%	100%	48
Normal	3	0%	100%	38
Homewood	3	0%	100%	43
Chicago Heights	3	0%	100%	53
Galesburg	3	0%	100%	45
Lansing	3	33.3%	66.7%	43
Broadview	3	0%	100%	46
Hazel Crest	3	0%	100%	40
Mundelein	3	0%	100%	34
Calumet City	3	0%	100%	47
Wonder Lake	2	0%	100%	51
Pontiac	2	0%	100%	34
Fox Lake	2	0%	100%	46
Saint Charles	2	0%	100%	39
Tinley Park	2	100%	0%	42
Edwardsville	2	0%	100%	46
Matteson	2	0%	100%	40
Mattoon	2	50%	50%	45
Rochelle	2	50%	50%	36
Bellwood	2	50%	50%	36
Oak Forest	2	0%	100%	43
Wheeling	2	50%	50%	44
Elgin	2	0%	100%	45
Freeport	2	50%	50%	33
Quincy	2	0%	100%	39
Danville	2	0%	100%	39
Oak Lawn	2	0%	100%	30
Lake In The Hills	2	100%	0%	54
Belvidere	2	0%	100%	56
Mchenry	2	50%	50%	36
Streamwood	2	0%	100%	34