Galesburg Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole in Knox County during the fourth quarter of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Galesburg Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2017 when he was 37 years old. He is now 39.

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 2018 in each Illinois county.

County	Total Number of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median age
Cook County	131	2.3%	97.7%	43
Kankakee County	16	0%	100%	38
Lake County	14	14.3%	85.7%	42
Kane County	12	33.3%	66.7%	40
Will County	11	9.1%	90.9%	43
Winnebago County	10	10%	90%	47
Dupage County	9	11.1%	88.9%	46
Macon County	6	33.3%	66.7%	40
Sangamon County	5	0%	100%	42
Champaign County	5	0%	100%	39
Peoria County	4	0%	100%	44
Mchenry County	4	0%	100%	45
Madison County	4	0%	100%	39
La Salle County	4	0%	100%	49
Whiteside County	3	33.3%	66.7%	35
Tazewell County	3	0%	100%	39
Mclean County	3	0%	100%	48
Henry County	3	33.3%	66.7%	45
Grundy County	3	33.3%	66.7%	26
Williamson County	2	0%	100%	36
Vermilion County	2	0%	100%	44
Stephenson County	2	0%	100%	41
Mcdonough County	2	0%	100%	38
Kendall County	2	0%	100%	49
Fayette County	2	0%	100%	35
De Witt County	2	0%	100%	44
Adams County	2	0%	100%	41
White County	1	0%	100%	54
Shelby County	1	0%	100%	49
Randolph County	1	0%	100%	41
Piatt County	1	0%	100%	39
Monroe County	1	0%	100%	39
Mason County	1	0%	100%	36
Logan County	1	0%	100%	55
Knox County	1	0%	100%	39
Greene County	1	0%	100%	50
Ford County	1	100%	0%	38
Effingham County	1	0%	100%	60
Edwards County	1	0%	100%	44
Coles County	1	0%	100%	27
Clinton County	1	0%	100%	61
Clay County	1	100%	0%	25
Clark County	1	0%	100%	49
Boone County	1	100%	0%	30
Bond County	1	0%	100%	40