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Q4 2019 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Fox Lake?

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There were three offenders released on parole during the fourth quarter that live in Fox Lake zip codes, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Lake County Gazette.

The data shows that all of the released offenders in Fox Lake were men. Of the parolees, one is a veteran and the median age is 48. The youngest parolee was a 43-year-old man sentenced in 2019 and the oldest was a 54-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Thomas P. Hedrich. He was convicted in 2018 when he was 53 years old. He is now 54.

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 the fourth quarter.

CityCountiesTotal Q4 Parolees% convicted for sex crimes% convicted for homicide% convicted for drug-related crimes
ChicagoCook1,6130.9%2.4%21%
RockfordWinnebago1350.7%1.5%10.4%
KankakeeKankakee1109.1%7.3%21.8%
PeoriaPeoria942.1%3.2%24.5%
JolietWill873.5%1.2%18.4%
SpringfieldSangamon821.2%2.4%28.1%
DecaturMacon734.1%0%20.6%
East Saint LouisSt. Clair717%5.6%26.8%
AuroraKane, DuPage, Will460%2.2%23.9%
WaukeganLake410%0%14.6%
DanvilleVermilion400%0%30%
Blue IslandCook370%0%18.9%
ChampaignChampaign370%2.7%24.3%
Chicago HeightsCook365.6%13.9%13.9%
Calumet CityCook350%2.9%20%
BloomingtonMcLean342.9%0%29.4%
HarveyCook320%3.1%3.1%
DoltonCook300%6.7%3.3%
UrbanaChampaign283.6%0%25%
QuincyAdams270%0%40.7%
FreeportStephenson248.3%0%20.8%
MaywoodCook240%0%25%
MarionWilliamson230%4.4%30.4%
ElginKane, Cook220%4.6%18.2%
BerwynCook214.8%4.8%14.3%
RiverdaleCook210%4.8%9.5%
BellwoodCook195.3%0%26.3%
GalesburgKnox190%5.3%21.1%
Granite CityMadison180%0%27.8%
CiceroCook160%0%18.8%
AltonMadison150%0%40%
BolingbrookWill150%0%13.3%
CollinsvilleMadison150%0%26.7%
LansingCook150%0%13.3%
Park ForestCook150%6.7%6.7%
South HollandCook150%6.7%13.3%
Mount VernonJefferson1421.4%0%21.4%
NormalMcLean140%7.1%14.3%
SalemMarion140%0%35.7%
PekinTazewell137.7%0%30.8%
BellevilleSt. Clair120%0%8.3%
MattoonColes120%0%33.3%
North ChicagoLake120%8.3%16.7%
ParisEdgar120%0%66.7%
WheatonDuPage128.3%0%16.7%
CentraliaMarion110%0%27.3%
East MolineRock Island110%0%27.3%
EvanstonCook110%0%9.1%
LincolnLogan119.1%0%27.3%
ZionLake110%0%9.1%

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