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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Q4 2019 Recap: Parolees in Lockport convicted of drug crimes

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There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Lockport during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Lockport were men. The younger parolee was a 37-year-old man sentenced in 2019. The other was a 46-year-old man sentenced in 2015.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Cleveland V. Grimes Jr. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2015 when he was 42 years old. He is now 46.

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 drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q4 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago3398.6%91.4%39
Kankakee240%100%36
Peoria234.3%95.7%41
Springfield234.3%95.7%36
East Saint Louis1910.5%89.5%38
Joliet1618.8%81.3%37
Decatur156.7%93.3%35
Rockford1421.4%78.6%35
Danville1216.7%83.3%35
Quincy1118.2%81.8%34
Aurora1136.4%63.6%36
Bloomington1010%90%42
Champaign90%100%37
Paris825%75%38
Blue Island70%100%33
Marion714.3%85.7%42
Calumet City70%100%37
Urbana70%100%34
Alton60%100%38
Maywood60%100%41
Lawrenceville616.7%83.3%37
Waukegan650%50%33
Chicago Heights50%100%39
Bellwood520%80%33
Rock Island520%80%40
Salem540%60%42
Freeport520%80%33
Granite City520%80%38
Dekalb520%80%28
Collinsville425%75%33
Carmi40%100%32
Jacksonville40%100%34
Peru425%75%38
Pekin450%50%27
Mattoon450%50%26
Galesburg40%100%35
Kewanee40%100%30
Elgin40%100%43
Watseka450%50%34
Robinson333.3%66.7%37
Georgetown30%100%46
Mount Vernon333.3%66.7%36
Des Plaines30%100%34
Round Lake30%100%30
Centralia333.3%66.7%41
Effingham366.7%33.3%32
Sumner30%100%46
East Moline333.3%66.7%44
Beardstown30%100%36
Wood River333.3%66.7%34

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