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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

2019 Recap: Parolees in Elmhurst convicted of property crimes

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There were two offenders convicted of property crimes 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 20-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 49-year-old man sentenced in 2017.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Ariel Hernandez. He was convicted of a property crime in 2017 when he was 46 years old. He is now 49.

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 property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1,2367.4%92.6%39
Rockford11915.1%84.9%37
Peoria8919.1%80.9%36
Decatur7917.7%82.3%36
Springfield746.8%93.2%38
Joliet6311.1%88.9%35
East Saint Louis4810.4%89.6%38
Waukegan414.9%95.1%37
Kankakee360%100%34
Aurora3520%80%37
Harvey323.1%96.9%40
Blue Island306.7%93.3%45
Champaign2817.9%82.1%39
Elgin2711.1%88.9%35
Danville2615.4%84.6%34
Bloomington2615.4%84.6%32
Belleville263.8%96.2%36
Granite City2516%84%36
Chicago Heights258%92%40
Collinsville219.5%90.5%33
Cicero214.8%95.2%37
Dolton210%100%35
Galesburg2010%90%34
Wheaton195.3%94.7%32
Marion195.3%94.7%38
Urbana1838.9%61.1%36
Calumet City1811.1%88.9%40
Mount Vernon1723.5%76.5%31
Riverdale170%100%36
Freeport150%100%38
Alton1513.3%86.7%35
Maywood156.7%93.3%36
Rock Island147.1%92.9%40
East Moline147.1%92.9%38
Pekin1315.4%84.6%34
Zion1216.7%83.3%33
Melrose Park120%100%32
Quincy1225%75%34
Rantoul128.3%91.7%35
Sterling1225%75%39
Broadview119.1%90.9%36
Berwyn1127.3%72.7%37
Murphysboro1127.3%72.7%38
Charleston1127.3%72.7%34
Centralia1118.2%81.8%36
Wood River1127.3%72.7%37
Mattoon110%100%34
Moline1136.4%63.6%39
North Chicago1010%90%39
Harrisburg1020%80%39

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