East Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Mattoon during the first half 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 2017 when he was 54.

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

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	164	3.7%	96.3%	45
Kankakee	23	4.3%	95.7%	41
Rockford	17	5.9%	94.1%	46
Decatur	17	5.9%	94.1%	44
Cicero	11	0%	100%	47
Springfield	10	0%	100%	50
Joliet	10	10%	90%	44
Aurora	10	10%	90%	36
Peoria	7	0%	100%	43
Broadview	7	0%	100%	39
Champaign	6	0%	100%	39
Elgin	6	0%	100%	45
Bloomington	5	0%	100%	46
Waukegan	5	0%	100%	41
Chicago Heights	4	0%	100%	53
Franklin Park	4	0%	100%	54
Wheeling	4	0%	100%	33
Zion	4	0%	100%	48
Harvey	4	0%	100%	39
Blue Island	4	25%	75%	40
Carol Stream	4	0%	100%	50
Riverside	4	0%	100%	53
Saint Charles	4	0%	100%	39
Urbana	4	25%	75%	50
Marengo	3	0%	100%	43
Morris	3	100%	0%	43
Melrose Park	3	0%	100%	40
Schaumburg	3	0%	100%	36
Berwyn	3	0%	100%	44
Romeoville	3	0%	100%	32
Round Lake	3	33.3%	66.7%	40
Palatine	3	33.3%	66.7%	56
Downers Grove	2	0%	100%	40
Woodstock	2	50%	50%	48
Des Plaines	2	0%	100%	50
Maywood	2	0%	100%	38
Calumet City	2	0%	100%	47
Homewood	2	0%	100%	43
Park Ridge	2	0%	100%	50
Washington	2	100%	0%	44
Pana	2	0%	100%	48
Rolling Meadows	2	50%	50%	43
Elmhurst	2	0%	100%	44
Highland Park	2	0%	100%	41
Streator	2	0%	100%	50
Wonder Lake	2	0%	100%	50
River Grove	2	0%	100%	58
Machesney Park	2	0%	100%	47
Plainfield	2	0%	100%	42
Freeport	2	50%	50%	37