DeKalb Times

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Genoa during the first half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DeKalb Times.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 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 during the first half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in Jan.-June 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	196	6.6%	93.4%	43
Joliet	17	17.7%	82.4%	44
Broadview	16	0%	100%	40
Decatur	16	18.8%	81.3%	41
Kankakee	16	0%	100%	35
Elgin	11	18.2%	81.8%	43
Aurora	9	11.1%	88.9%	41
Rockford	8	25%	75%	39
Cicero	6	0%	100%	42
Des Plaines	6	16.7%	83.3%	45
Bolingbrook	5	0%	100%	38
Blue Island	5	0%	100%	47
Bloomington	5	0%	100%	51
Calumet City	5	0%	100%	39
Maywood	5	0%	100%	35
Champaign	5	20%	80%	43
East Peoria	4	50%	50%	49
Chicago Heights	4	0%	100%	43
Springfield	4	25%	75%	39
Ullin	4	0%	100%	49
Peoria	4	0%	100%	49
North Chicago	3	0%	100%	51
Ottawa	3	0%	100%	50
Carpentersville	3	0%	100%	45
Waukegan	3	0%	100%	40
Marion	3	0%	100%	41
Freeport	2	0%	100%	57
Hazel Crest	2	0%	100%	38
Macomb	2	50%	50%	50
Hickory Hills	2	0%	100%	42
Homewood	2	0%	100%	67
East Moline	2	0%	100%	49
Harvey	2	0%	100%	44
Machesney Park	2	0%	100%	47
Harvard	2	0%	100%	46
Harwood Heights	2	0%	100%	39
Zion	2	0%	100%	57
Lansing	2	0%	100%	38
Galesburg	2	0%	100%	53
Mount Prospect	2	0%	100%	38
Pekin	2	0%	100%	40
Riverdale	2	50%	50%	35
Palatine	2	0%	100%	59
Loves Park	2	100%	0%	38
Lake Zurich	2	0%	100%	42
Dolton	2	50%	50%	48
Addison	2	50%	50%	40
Oak Brook	2	0%	100%	60
West Frankfort	2	50%	50%	51
Morris	2	0%	100%	59