McHenry Times

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Marengo during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the McHenry Times.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 61.

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 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in July-Dec. 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	157	6.4%	93.6%	43
Kankakee	32	0%	100%	38
Rockford	18	11.1%	88.9%	44
Springfield	10	10%	90%	40
Joliet	9	0%	100%	46
Aurora	9	33.3%	66.7%	46
Blue Island	8	0%	100%	41
Elgin	8	0%	100%	41
Cicero	7	0%	100%	37
Champaign	6	16.7%	83.3%	34
Decatur	6	33.3%	66.7%	37
Waukegan	5	0%	100%	49
Colona	4	25%	75%	47
Peoria	4	0%	100%	36
Melrose Park	4	0%	100%	53
Streamwood	4	0%	100%	36
Downers Grove	4	25%	75%	48
Urbana	4	0%	100%	48
Arlington Heights	4	0%	100%	44
Harvey	3	0%	100%	42
Lockport	3	0%	100%	46
Chicago Heights	3	0%	100%	35
Wheeling	3	33.3%	66.7%	33
East Saint Louis	3	66.7%	33.3%	43
Plainfield	3	33.3%	66.7%	38
Steger	3	0%	100%	55
Marion	3	0%	100%	42
South Holland	3	0%	100%	35
Tinley Park	3	0%	100%	43
Bellwood	3	0%	100%	43
Calumet City	3	0%	100%	46
Zion	3	0%	100%	46
Rantoul	2	0%	100%	38
Lombard	2	50%	50%	41
Des Plaines	2	0%	100%	60
Silvis	2	50%	50%	49
South Elgin	2	0%	100%	49
Elmwood Park	2	0%	100%	57
Belvidere	2	50%	50%	38
Effingham	2	0%	100%	57
Bensenville	2	0%	100%	45
Antioch	2	50%	50%	42
Schaumburg	2	0%	100%	48
Riverdale	2	0%	100%	30
Hoffman Estates	2	0%	100%	49
Quincy	2	0%	100%	41
Woodstock	2	0%	100%	33
Lansing	2	0%	100%	46
Round Lake	2	0%	100%	40
Mahomet	2	50%	50%	33