Dr. Lance Williams, Professor of Urban Community Studies at Northeastern Illinois University and an expert in gang violence, ...

Larry Hoover's family and supporters visited the state capital on Saturday to ask Governor Pritzker for the Chicago gang ...

A blitz of pardons and commutations included those who have expressed political support or echoed the president in claiming ...

President Donald Trump has pardoned the federal life sentence of Larry Hoover, one of Chicago’s most notorious gang leaders ...

"The only way out of there if you're a prisoner, is a body bag," said NBC Chicago’s Chuck Goudie on a recent episode of "The Takeaway with Alex." ...

Larry Hoover is the former leader of the Gangster Disciples, a Chicago street gang that spread nationwide. Read about his ...

Following the announcement of Hoover’s commutation, Kanye West expressed his gratitude in a statement shared on X (formerly ...

It is unclear why Trump pardoned Hoover, but his liberation has been championed by prominent rappers Kanye West and Aubrey ...

Advocates issue calls to free Larry Hoover after President Donald Trump commuted his federal prison sentence.

The gang leader’s son, Larry Hoover Jr., issued a statement to TMZ on May 28, 2025, expressing gratitude to West for his support. He said: “It started a long time ago with Kanye. Kanye put us on the ...

A gang leader who built a powerful criminal enterprise, an ex-congressman from New York who underreported earnings from his Manhattan restaurant and a Connecticut governor toppled in a corruption ...

Chicago Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover is being granted clemency by President Donald Trump. His wife and son spoke with ABC7 about the announcement.