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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

2019 Recap: Parolees in Elmhurst convicted of crimes involving weapons

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

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Elmhurst were men. The younger parolee was a 35-year-old man sentenced in 2014. The other was a 37-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Chachi Jolly. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2014 when he was 30 years old. He is now 35.

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 weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1,5592.3%97.7%31
Rockford821.2%98.8%30
Joliet700%100%31
Peoria620%100%29
Springfield550%100%32
Harvey434.7%95.3%32
Decatur420%100%31
Riverdale380%100%31
Dolton360%100%33
Chicago Heights362.8%97.2%34
Waukegan330%100%29
East Saint Louis313.2%96.8%35
Danville300%100%32
Calumet City270%100%31
Blue Island273.7%96.3%31
Maywood254%96%33
Kankakee240%100%28
Aurora238.7%91.3%30
Champaign205%95%30
Bloomington190%100%33
Cicero180%100%34
Belleville140%100%35
Lansing147.1%92.9%30
Park Forest140%100%32
Richton Park130%100%30
Bellwood130%100%30
Hazel Crest120%100%32
Markham120%100%32
Bolingbrook110%100%34
Carbondale110%100%32
Freeport110%100%29
Marion1010%90%34
South Holland100%100%29
Berwyn100%100%29
Oak Lawn100%100%36
Galesburg1010%90%32
Urbana90%100%33
Melrose Park911.1%88.9%30
Matteson911.1%88.9%27
Elgin90%100%28
Zion90%100%34
Midlothian90%100%29
Hillside80%100%32
Belvidere80%100%27
Tinley Park70%100%34
Broadview714.3%85.7%29
Saint Charles70%100%27
Mount Vernon70%100%34
North Chicago70%100%29
Madison70%100%30

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