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Sunday, July 13, 2025

2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Glen Ellyn?

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There were 10 offenders released on parole during 2019 that live in Glen Ellyn zip codes, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that eight men and two women were released in Glen Ellyn. The median age of the parolees was 39. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2018 and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Bruce Fancher. He was convicted in 2010 when he was 24 years old. He is now 34.

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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