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Jan.-June 2018 Recap: Parolees in Aurora convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were nine offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Aurora during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that eight men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol was 41. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 61-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Antonio Hernandez. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2012 when he was 26 years old. He is now 33.

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 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Jan.-June 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1966.6%93.4%43
Joliet1717.7%82.4%44
Broadview160%100%40
Decatur1618.8%81.3%41
Kankakee160%100%35
Elgin1118.2%81.8%43
Aurora911.1%88.9%41
Rockford825%75%39
Cicero60%100%42
Des Plaines616.7%83.3%45
Bolingbrook50%100%38
Blue Island50%100%47
Bloomington50%100%51
Calumet City50%100%39
Maywood50%100%35
Champaign520%80%43
East Peoria450%50%49
Chicago Heights40%100%43
Springfield425%75%39
Ullin40%100%49
Peoria40%100%49
North Chicago30%100%51
Ottawa30%100%50
Carpentersville30%100%45
Waukegan30%100%40
Marion30%100%41
Freeport20%100%57
Hazel Crest20%100%38
Macomb250%50%50
Hickory Hills20%100%42
Homewood20%100%67
East Moline20%100%49
Harvey20%100%44
Machesney Park20%100%47
Harvard20%100%46
Harwood Heights20%100%39
Zion20%100%57
Lansing20%100%38
Galesburg20%100%53
Mount Prospect20%100%38
Pekin20%100%40
Riverdale250%50%35
Palatine20%100%59
Loves Park2100%0%38
Lake Zurich20%100%42
Dolton250%50%48
Addison250%50%40
Oak Brook20%100%60
West Frankfort250%50%51
Morris20%100%59

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