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Saturday, June 28, 2025

2019 Recap: Parolees in Fox Lake convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were two offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Fox Lake during 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Lake County Gazette.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in Fox Lake were men. Of these parolees, one is a veteran. The younger parolee was a 43-year-old man sentenced in 2019. The other was a 48-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was John Muir. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2018 when he was 47 years old. He is now 48.

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 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago3186.3%93.7%44
Kankakee551.8%98.2%41
Rockford358.6%91.4%43
Decatur293.4%96.6%40
Aurora1915.8%84.2%41
Springfield185.6%94.4%48
Joliet1612.5%87.5%44
Cicero150%100%46
Champaign137.7%92.3%39
Peoria128.3%91.7%43
Broadview100%100%41
Waukegan100%100%42
Bloomington1020%80%46
Blue Island922.2%77.8%43
Berwyn90%100%43
Urbana825%75%47
Elgin80%100%45
Chicago Heights70%100%53
Maywood60%100%42
Saint Charles60%100%39
Wheeling616.7%83.3%36
Mundelein520%80%39
Riverside50%100%49
Calumet City50%100%47
Pekin520%80%42
Homewood50%100%43
Zion520%80%46
Harvey50%100%39
Pontiac40%100%35
Galesburg425%75%46
Oak Lawn425%75%40
Carol Stream40%100%50
Normal40%100%41
Lockport40%100%42
Schaumburg40%100%42
Freeport450%50%35
Wonder Lake40%100%50
Lansing425%75%44
Romeoville40%100%38
Franklin Park40%100%54
Hazel Crest40%100%43
Melrose Park40%100%37
West Chicago30%100%44
Mchenry333.3%66.7%41
Palatine333.3%66.7%56
Bellwood333.3%66.7%36
Lake In The Hills366.7%33.3%45
Plainfield30%100%47
Streamwood30%100%39
Streator333.3%66.7%46

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