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, 74, still faces the remainder of a 200-year sentence in Illinois for the 1973 murder of William "Pooky" Young.

President Trump commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence after 30 years in supermax prison. The former Chicago gang leader still faces state murder charges.

Hoover and David Barksdale created the Gangster Disciples in the late 1960s, ruling as “King Larry” and “King David” until ...

Mr. Hoover had already been locked away in Illinois since the mid-70s for the ... Mr. Hoover, prosecutors said, was known as “King Larry” or “the Chairman” by thousands of youth who ...

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

President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, a Chicago gang leader who was convicted for a 1973 murder. The action was one of several announced by the president on May 28 ...

By Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman Reporting from Chicago When an Illinois judge sentenced Larry Hoover to up to 200 years in prison for murder in the 1970s, it was the sort of punishment that seemed ...

Larry Hoover's children are Larry “Lil Larry” Bernard, Larry Hoover, Jr., and Tyree Hoover. Read the article to learn more ...

but the Illinois sentence still stands. Larry Hoover Jr. Thanks Kanye West for Helping Father Get Commuted Sentence Despite the setbacks, Larry Hoover Jr. tells us he's grateful to both Kanye West ...

Larry Hoover took a big step toward freedom ... to a Chicago Sun-Times inquiry on Wednesday. To seek clemency in Illinois, Hoover will have to petition the Prisoner Review Board, according to ...