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Jan.-June 2019 Recap: Parolees in Aurora convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were 10 offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Aurora during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The data shows that nine men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 36. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Michael Moreno. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2013 when he was 32 years old. He is now 39.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Jan.-June 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1643.7%96.3%45
Kankakee234.3%95.7%41
Rockford175.9%94.1%46
Decatur175.9%94.1%44
Cicero110%100%47
Springfield100%100%50
Joliet1010%90%44
Aurora1010%90%36
Peoria70%100%43
Broadview70%100%39
Champaign60%100%39
Elgin60%100%45
Bloomington50%100%46
Waukegan50%100%41
Chicago Heights40%100%53
Franklin Park40%100%54
Wheeling40%100%33
Zion40%100%48
Harvey40%100%39
Blue Island425%75%40
Carol Stream40%100%50
Riverside40%100%53
Saint Charles40%100%39
Urbana425%75%50
Marengo30%100%43
Morris3100%0%43
Melrose Park30%100%40
Schaumburg30%100%36
Berwyn30%100%44
Romeoville30%100%32
Round Lake333.3%66.7%40
Palatine333.3%66.7%56
Downers Grove20%100%40
Woodstock250%50%48
Des Plaines20%100%50
Maywood20%100%38
Calumet City20%100%47
Homewood20%100%43
Park Ridge20%100%50
Washington2100%0%44
Pana20%100%48
Rolling Meadows250%50%43
Elmhurst20%100%44
Highland Park20%100%41
Streator20%100%50
Wonder Lake20%100%50
River Grove20%100%58
Machesney Park20%100%47
Plainfield20%100%42
Freeport250%50%37

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