Illinois Valley Times

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

The data shows that the released offender was a woman. She was convicted in 2015 when she was 26.

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 drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Jan.-June 2018

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	1,007	7.8%	92.3%	40
Springfield	46	4.4%	95.7%	39
Joliet	45	6.7%	93.3%	36
Rockford	44	4.6%	95.5%	37
Peoria	35	8.6%	91.4%	40
Aurora	29	13.8%	86.2%	33
Decatur	28	0%	100%	34
Waukegan	23	8.7%	91.3%	37
Kankakee	23	0%	100%	42
Bloomington	22	0%	100%	39
Quincy	19	26.3%	73.7%	35
Broadview	17	5.9%	94.1%	36
Chicago Heights	16	0%	100%	42
Danville	15	26.7%	73.3%	38
East Saint Louis	15	0%	100%	40
Maywood	13	0%	100%	34
Harvey	12	8.3%	91.7%	37
Elgin	12	8.3%	91.7%	36
Pekin	11	9.1%	90.9%	28
Marion	11	0%	100%	37
Mount Vernon	11	0%	100%	32
Ottawa	10	20%	80%	38
Freeport	10	20%	80%	36
Alton	10	20%	80%	34
Belleville	10	10%	90%	39
Lawrenceville	10	20%	80%	38
Bellwood	10	0%	100%	33
Harrisburg	9	11.1%	88.9%	44
Rock Island	9	22.2%	77.8%	39
Champaign	9	11.1%	88.9%	38
Blue Island	9	0%	100%	38
Calumet City	8	0%	100%	45
Galesburg	8	12.5%	87.5%	40
Melrose Park	8	0%	100%	43
Jacksonville	8	0%	100%	35
Centralia	7	28.6%	71.4%	42
Dolton	7	0%	100%	43
Mount Carmel	7	14.3%	85.7%	40
Sterling	7	14.3%	85.7%	39
Machesney Park	7	14.3%	85.7%	34
North Chicago	7	0%	100%	41
Riverdale	6	0%	100%	42
Berwyn	6	16.7%	83.3%	38
Greenville	6	0%	100%	36
Normal	6	16.7%	83.3%	40
Mchenry	6	0%	100%	38
Bolingbrook	6	16.7%	83.3%	38
Jerseyville	5	20%	80%	34
Hazel Crest	5	0%	100%	52
Dekalb	5	0%	100%	34