NW Illinois News

There was one offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Whiteside County during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the NW Illinois News.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 52 years old. He is now 55.

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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol were paroled during the fourth quarter of 2020 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	82	6.1%	93.9%	44
Kane County	12	8.33%	91.67%	46
Dupage County	8	12.5%	87.5%	45
Lake County	8	0%	100%	40
Macon County	7	14.29%	85.71%	41
Will County	7	14.29%	85.71%	33
Mchenry County	6	0%	100%	46
Madison County	5	0%	100%	42
St. Clair County	5	20%	80%	50
Winnebago County	5	0%	100%	44
Mclean County	4	75%	25%	43
Peoria County	4	0%	100%	44
Sangamon County	4	25%	75%	52
Adams County	3	100%	0%	57
Champaign County	3	100%	0%	46
Dekalb County	3	0%	100%	32
Hancock County	2	50%	50%	44
Lasalle County	2	0%	100%	37
Livingston County	2	50%	50%	36
Rock Island County	2	0%	100%	42
Bond County	1	0%	100%	46
Boone County	1	0%	100%	39
Cass County	1	0%	100%	50
Christian County	1	100%	0%	34
Douglas County	1	0%	100%	27
Edgar County	1	0%	100%	49
Franklin County	1	0%	100%	38
Kankakee County	1	0%	100%	44
Kendall County	1	0%	100%	51
Mason County	1	0%	100%	59
Monroe County	1	0%	100%	57
Morgan County	1	0%	100%	25
Ogle County	1	0%	100%	44
Saline County	1	0%	100%	43
Shelby County	1	100%	0%	26
Stephenson County	1	0%	100%	40
Tazewell County	1	0%	100%	55
Whiteside County	1	0%	100%	55
Woodford County	1	0%	100%	40