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.

*In a significant act of clemency, President Donald Trump has granted a commutation to Larry Hoover, the 74-year-old founder of the Gangster Disciples, a notorious Chicago-based gang. Hoover’s ...

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

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 ...

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.

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; ...

On Wednesday, Hoover’s federal sentence was commuted, though he will still be required to return to Illinois to resume serving his sentence for a murder he was convicted of in the 1970s.

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.

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 ...