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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

2019 Recap: Parolees in Westmont convicted of drug crimes

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There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Westmont during 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that a man and woman were released in Westmont. The younger parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 31-year-old woman sentenced in 2019.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Kenneth T. Deluco. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2018 when he was 22 years old. He is now 24.

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 drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1,5308.4%91.6%40
Rockford10410.6%89.4%37
Peoria10312.6%87.4%40
Kankakee872.3%97.7%41
Springfield833.6%96.4%38
Joliet734.1%95.9%38
Decatur6616.7%83.3%36
Danville5018%82%36
Bloomington4719.1%80.9%37
Quincy4422.7%77.3%37
Aurora3920.5%79.5%37
East Saint Louis3810.5%89.5%39
Pekin3116.1%83.9%35
Champaign2714.8%85.2%38
Alton2714.8%85.2%37
Elgin2718.5%81.5%39
Chicago Heights2714.8%85.2%41
Rock Island267.7%92.3%39
Waukegan2615.4%84.6%36
Jacksonville2516%84%36
Maywood254%96%40
Urbana248.3%91.7%36
Charleston2420.8%79.2%37
Mount Vernon2231.8%68.2%39
Calumet City220%100%38
Blue Island210%100%41
Marion219.5%90.5%42
Cicero1915.8%84.2%38
Paris1926.3%73.7%38
Granite City1838.9%61.1%37
Ottawa1729.4%70.6%31
Lawrenceville1729.4%70.6%37
Galesburg1723.5%76.5%36
Riverdale140%100%43
Taylorville1442.9%57.1%39
Bolingbrook140%100%36
Kewanee1435.7%64.3%34
Lincoln1421.4%78.6%38
Harvey147.1%92.9%47
Broadview1414.3%85.7%36
Bellwood137.7%92.3%35
Moline137.7%92.3%34
Carmi137.7%92.3%40
Freeport137.7%92.3%36
Round Lake128.3%91.7%33
Mchenry1225%75%33
Berwyn128.3%91.7%35
East Moline1225%75%36
Centralia1225%75%33
Zion110%100%32

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