East Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Shelby County during the second quarter of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 39 years old. He is now 41.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol were paroled during the second quarter of 2019 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	132	4.5%	95.5%	44
Lake County	14	14.3%	85.7%	43
Kankakee County	13	7.7%	92.3%	40
Winnebago County	11	0%	100%	44
Will County	10	10%	90%	37
Macon County	10	10%	90%	42
Champaign County	9	0%	100%	34
Dupage County	8	12.5%	87.5%	40
Kane County	7	14.3%	85.7%	35
Mchenry County	6	0%	100%	41
Peoria County	4	0%	100%	43
Mclean County	4	0%	100%	47
Dekalb County	3	33.3%	66.7%	49
Sangamon County	2	0%	100%	42
Lasalle County	2	0%	100%	50
Grundy County	2	50%	50%	40
Christian County	2	0%	100%	48
Woodford County	1	100%	0%	36
White County	1	0%	100%	44
Wayne County	1	0%	100%	33
Vermilion County	1	0%	100%	47
Tazewell County	1	100%	0%	39
Stark County	1	0%	100%	45
Shelby County	1	0%	100%	41
Saline County	1	0%	100%	57
Rock Island County	1	0%	100%	49
Piatt County	1	0%	100%	50
Ogle County	1	0%	100%	47
Morgan County	1	0%	100%	34
Monroe County	1	100%	0%	32
Madison County	1	0%	100%	48
Logan County	1	0%	100%	48
Livingston County	1	0%	100%	30
Johnson County	1	0%	100%	60
Jackson County	1	0%	100%	42
Iroquois County	1	0%	100%	36
Hancock County	1	0%	100%	60
Crawford County	1	100%	0%	32
Coles County	1	0%	100%	57
Clark County	1	100%	0%	38
Bureau County	1	100%	0%	51
Brown County	1	100%	0%	66