East Central Reporter

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

The data shows that the released offender was a woman. She was convicted in 2018 when she was 37.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	318	6.3%	93.7%	44
Kankakee	55	1.8%	98.2%	41
Rockford	35	8.6%	91.4%	43
Decatur	29	3.4%	96.6%	40
Aurora	19	15.8%	84.2%	41
Springfield	18	5.6%	94.4%	48
Joliet	16	12.5%	87.5%	44
Cicero	15	0%	100%	46
Champaign	13	7.7%	92.3%	39
Peoria	12	8.3%	91.7%	43
Broadview	10	0%	100%	41
Waukegan	10	0%	100%	42
Bloomington	10	20%	80%	46
Blue Island	9	22.2%	77.8%	43
Berwyn	9	0%	100%	43
Urbana	8	25%	75%	47
Elgin	8	0%	100%	45
Chicago Heights	7	0%	100%	53
Maywood	6	0%	100%	42
Saint Charles	6	0%	100%	39
Wheeling	6	16.7%	83.3%	36
Mundelein	5	20%	80%	39
Riverside	5	0%	100%	49
Calumet City	5	0%	100%	47
Pekin	5	20%	80%	42
Homewood	5	0%	100%	43
Zion	5	20%	80%	46
Harvey	5	0%	100%	39
Pontiac	4	0%	100%	35
Galesburg	4	25%	75%	46
Oak Lawn	4	25%	75%	40
Carol Stream	4	0%	100%	50
Normal	4	0%	100%	41
Lockport	4	0%	100%	42
Schaumburg	4	0%	100%	42
Freeport	4	50%	50%	35
Wonder Lake	4	0%	100%	50
Lansing	4	25%	75%	44
Romeoville	4	0%	100%	38
Franklin Park	4	0%	100%	54
Hazel Crest	4	0%	100%	43
Melrose Park	4	0%	100%	37
West Chicago	3	0%	100%	44
Mchenry	3	33.3%	66.7%	41
Palatine	3	33.3%	66.7%	56
Bellwood	3	33.3%	66.7%	36
Lake In The Hills	3	66.7%	33.3%	45
Plainfield	3	0%	100%	47
Streamwood	3	0%	100%	39
Streator	3	33.3%	66.7%	46