Weeks after President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, an apparently fake clemency petition arrived at the offices of Gov. JB Pritzker.

Larry Hoover has long been a controversial figure in American criminal justice and popular culture. As the co-founder of one of the most notorious street gangs in Chicago history, his name has ...

Larry Hoover took a big step toward freedom Wednesday. But he’s not a free man. That’s even after President Donald Trump commuted the life prison sentence of the 74-year-old co-founder of the ...

United States President Donald Trump commuted the federal drugs-and-extortion sentence of former Chicago gang leader, Larry Hoover, on Wednesday. Hoover has been serving multiple life sentences ...

NBC 5 Investigates what will happen next to Chicago street gang kingpin and killer Larry Hoover, 24 hours after his federal life sentences were erased.

Hoover controlled a criminal enterprise that was better armed than our police department. The drug trade was responsible for a large majority of the 930 Chicago homicides recorded in 1994.

Larry Hoover, the famed founder of the Gangster Disciples, had his life sentence commuted Wednesday by President Trump. Though Trump used his power to clear 74-year-old Hoover of federal charges ...

Larry Hoover, once declared "one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history," had his life sentence commuted by President Trump.

Larry Hoover Jr. thanks Donald Trump but says his father’s fight isn’t over, while NBA YoungBoy celebrates his full pardon and credits legal advocates.

What to Know About Onetime Chicago Gang Leader Larry Hoover, Whose Federal Sentence Trump Commuted CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive ...

Online state prison records show that Hoover was an inmate at Dixon Correctional Center in western Illinois from 1974. He was accused of continuing to direct the Gangster Disciples from behind bars.

Mr. Hoover, he said, “was the undisputed leader of perhaps the largest monolithic criminal organization that this country has ever known,” which had more than 30,000 members in 28 states and ...