The data shows that both of the released offenders in Belleville were men. The younger parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2011. The other was a 52-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Barry Tobin. He was convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2011 when he was 19 years old. He is now 27.
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 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving alcohol.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving alcohol paroled in 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
353
6.5%
93.5%
43
Kankakee
48
0%
100%
37
Joliet
26
11.5%
88.5%
44
Rockford
26
15.4%
84.6%
42
Decatur
22
22.7%
77.3%
40
Elgin
19
10.5%
89.5%
42
Aurora
18
22.2%
77.8%
43
Broadview
17
0%
100%
40
Springfield
14
14.3%
85.7%
40
Cicero
13
0%
100%
39
Blue Island
13
0%
100%
43
Champaign
11
18.2%
81.8%
38
Waukegan
8
0%
100%
46
Calumet City
8
0%
100%
42
Des Plaines
8
12.5%
87.5%
49
Peoria
8
0%
100%
43
Chicago Heights
7
0%
100%
40
Melrose Park
6
0%
100%
46
Bloomington
6
0%
100%
48
Maywood
6
0%
100%
36
Marion
6
0%
100%
41
Zion
5
0%
100%
50
Tinley Park
5
0%
100%
50
Bolingbrook
5
0%
100%
38
Carpentersville
5
20%
80%
44
Streamwood
5
0%
100%
38
Arlington Heights
5
20%
80%
42
East Peoria
5
40%
60%
45
Harvey
5
0%
100%
43
Pekin
4
0%
100%
39
Lansing
4
0%
100%
42
Steger
4
0%
100%
49
Morris
4
0%
100%
48
East Saint Louis
4
50%
50%
47
Riverdale
4
25%
75%
33
Downers Grove
4
25%
75%
48
North Chicago
4
0%
100%
51
Plainfield
4
25%
75%
41
Colona
4
25%
75%
47
Ottawa
4
25%
75%
49
Urbana
4
0%
100%
48
Antioch
4
25%
75%
45
South Holland
4
0%
100%
35
Belvidere
4
50%
50%
44
Ullin
4
0%
100%
49
Woodstock
4
0%
100%
37
Wheeling
4
25%
75%
32
Taylorville
3
0%
100%
38
Bellwood
3
0%
100%
43
Bensenville
3
0%
100%
41
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