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Monday, April 28, 2025

Q1 2020 Recap: Parolees in Lake County convicted of crimes involving alcohol

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There were six offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol released on parole in Lake County during the first quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Lake County Gazette.

The data shows that four men and two women were among the parolees. Of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving alcohol, one was a veteran, and the median age was 47. The youngest parolee was a 33-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 64-year-old man sentenced in 2019.

The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Kurt K. Kuhnle Jr. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 62 years old. He is now 64.

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 first quarter of 2020 in each Illinois county.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in the first quarter of 2020
CountyTotal Number of Parolees% Women% MenMedian age
Cook County14010%90%43
Will County140%100%41
Dupage County1315.4%84.6%40
Winnebago County1020%80%44
Champaign County80%100%44
Macon County80%100%41
Kane County714.3%85.7%50
Sangamon County714.3%85.7%37
Boone County616.7%83.3%42
Kankakee County60%100%44
Lake County633.3%66.7%47
Peoria County616.7%83.3%42
Mchenry County40%100%49
Rock Island County40%100%45
Lasalle County333.3%66.7%56
Logan County333.3%66.7%49
Whiteside County333.3%66.7%42
De Witt County20%100%59
Dekalb County20%100%39
Ford County250%50%55
Mclean County20%100%44
St. Clair County20%100%60
Tazewell County20%100%46
Vermilion County20%100%52
White County20%100%53
Carroll County10%100%47
Coles County10%100%44
Douglas County10%100%25
Edgar County1100%0%61
Franklin County1100%0%43
Grundy County10%100%43
Hamilton County10%100%62
Henry County10%100%36
Kendall County10%100%41
Lee County10%100%38
Livingston County10%100%59
Pulaski County10%100%45
Saline County1100%0%30
Shelby County10%100%41
Wayne County10%100%56
Williamson County10%100%53

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