The data shows that 85 men and three women were released in Lake County. The median age of the parolees was 34. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced for a crime involving one or more weapons in 2018, and the oldest was a 62-year-old man sentenced for a property crime in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Andres Gomez. He was convicted of a crime against a person in 2004 when he was 30 years old. He is now 44.
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 gives a breakdown of how many offenders were paroled in the first quarter in each Lake County municipality.
| Municipality | Total Q1 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukegan | 37 | 0% | 2.7% | 21.6% |
| North Chicago | 13 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 0% |
| Round Lake | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Zion | 11 | 0% | 0% | 54.5% |
| Wadsworth | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Ingleside | 3 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Antioch | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mundelein | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Fox Lake | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Gurnee | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Lake Villa | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Highwood | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Lake Zurich | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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