What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among President Donald Trump’s most recent ...

The wife of notorious Chicago gang leader and Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover wrote an open letter to Illinois First Lady MK Pritzker asking for her husband's state sentence to be commuted.

Hoover remains eligible for parole in Illinois and has a hearing later this year. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Larry Hoover's family and supporters visited the state capital on Saturday to ask Governor ...

Hoover, founder of the notorious Gangster Disciples, was imprisoned in connection with a murder in 1973, and he was convicted in 1998 of running a criminal enterprise from inside an Illinois prison.

Apparently fake clemency letter for Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover sent to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Jason Meisner - Chicago Tribune (TNS) Jun 26, 2025 Jun 26, 2025; ...

Trump has ended Larry Hoover’s six federal life sentences, yet the onetime Gangster Disciples boss remains locked up in Illinois.

Although Hoover’s federal sentence is commuted, he still has to serve out his 200-year sentence in Illinois. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board denied Hoover’s request for early release last year.

Hoover's supporters say they are working on ways to get Hoover paroled or pardoned in Illinois, but questions linger about his chances and even where he will be imprisoned. Notorious gang leader ...

CHICAGO — Weeks after President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, a letter arrived at the offices of Gov. JB Pritzker that purported to ...

Hoover remains eligible for parole in Illinois and has a hearing later this year. “He’s not responsible for all gang violence that ever has occurred,” said attorney Jennifer Bonjean.