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Monday, April 28, 2025

2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Woodridge?

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There were 14 offenders released on parole during 2019 that live in Woodridge zip codes, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that all of the released offenders in Woodridge were men. The median age of the parolees was 33. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2019 and the oldest was a 53-year-old man sentenced in 2014.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Verdus Collins. He was convicted in 2012 when he was 23 years old. He is now 30.

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.

CityCountiesTotal 2019 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
ChicagoCook6,0341%2.6%25.4%
RockfordWinnebago5561.8%1.4%18.7%
KankakeeKankakee3639.9%4.1%24%
PeoriaPeoria3571.1%1.4%28.9%
DecaturMacon3251.9%1.2%20.3%
SpringfieldSangamon3131.6%3.2%26.5%
JolietWill3101.9%1.9%23.6%
East Saint LouisSt. Clair1803.3%5.6%21.1%
DanvilleVermilion1635.5%1.2%30.7%
WaukeganLake1620.6%4.3%16.1%
AuroraDuPage, Kane, Will1540.7%4.6%25.3%
BloomingtonMcLean1334.5%0%35.3%
Chicago HeightsCook1303.1%6.2%20.8%
HarveyCook1290%3.1%10.9%
ChampaignChampaign1281.6%3.1%21.1%
Calumet CityCook1130%8%19.5%
Blue IslandCook1060%0%19.8%
ElginKane, Cook1040%2.9%26%
QuincyAdams1021%1%43.1%
CiceroCook962.1%2.1%19.8%
RiverdaleCook951.1%2.1%14.7%
DoltonCook911.1%2.2%9.9%
MaywoodCook871.2%2.3%28.7%
UrbanaChampaign831.2%2.4%28.9%
Granite CityMadison812.5%6.2%22.2%
AltonMadison752.7%0%36%
FreeportStephenson752.7%1.3%17.3%
BroadviewCook7417.6%2.7%18.9%
PekinTazewell721.4%0%43.1%
BellevilleSt. Clair682.9%0%16.2%
GalesburgKnox650%1.5%26.2%
MarionWilliamson650%1.5%32.3%
BerwynCook631.6%3.2%19.1%
Mount VernonJefferson626.5%1.6%35.5%
Rock IslandRock Island610%4.9%42.6%
BellwoodCook543.7%7.4%24.1%
CentraliaMarion521.9%0%23.1%
LansingCook510%2%17.7%
ZionLake492%0%22.5%
BolingbrookWill460%2.2%30.4%
CharlestonColes450%0%53.3%
OttawaLaSalle452.2%2.2%37.8%
North ChicagoLake446.8%4.6%13.6%
JacksonvilleMorgan430%2.3%58.1%
LincolnLogan434.7%0%32.6%
Round LakeLake430%0%27.9%
Hazel CrestCook424.8%7.1%9.5%
South HollandCook420%7.1%21.4%
WheatonDuPage422.4%0%19.1%
CollinsvilleMadison410%0%19.5%

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