One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among President Donald Trump’s most recent presidential commutations. The ...

As part of a spree of clemency actions, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the federal prison sentence of Larry ...

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

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal sentence of Larry Hoover, the co-founder of the notorious Chicago street gang ...

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

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

Hoover was hit with between 150 and 200 years and was federally convicted in 1997, receiving a life term. He must still serve the state charges, so currently there’s no sign he’ll walk free. But Trump ...

Kanye West, who has been a public Hoover advocate for years, posted on X in celebration: “Thank you Drake for helping to ...

“After nearly 30 years in federal solitary and over 50 years behind bars, Larry Hoover has been granted executive clemency by ...

What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover ... Hoover was a founder of the Gangster Disciples more than 50 years ago, which remains one of Chicago’s most notorious street ...

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 ...