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 destined to end his career as a Chicago gang leader.

Donald Trump has commuted former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, who was serving a life sentence at a Colorado prison after being convicted of murder and several other federal charges.

Larry Hoover, a cofounder of a notorious Chicago street gang who was imprisoned in a “supermax” prison for decades, has had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump.

President Trump on Wednesday commuted the federal sentences of Larry Hoover, 74, who was serving three life terms for running a notorious Chicago drug gang out of a prison cell, according to the ...

Chicago-born rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and Drake hosted a "Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert" at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum December 2021. Ye posted to X May 28 thanking the ...

The recording was made a year after the Gangster Disciples leader was interviewed on CBS Chicago. "There was another tape where Larry Hoover said, 'You have to share your drugs with these children ...

President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence for Larry Hoover, the infamous Gangster Disciples founder. This ended Hoover's long journey to win early release under the First Step Act ...

In an interview late Thursday with NBC Chicago, Hoover’s namesake son, Larry, Jr. said he was surprised and happy that his father had been cut loose by the president. “It was great news.

Chicago drug kingpin Larry Hoover’s path to a commutation ran through Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort The path went through California, Mississippi and Florida before ending Wednesday with Trump ...

One murder and a federal probe led to Larry Hoover being sentenced to 200 years and 3 life sentences in prison. ... Chicago rapper Kanye “Ye” West began a campaign to #FreeLarryHoover in 2021.

President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, a former Chicago gang leader and drug kingpin serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Colorado. The commutation, first ...

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal sentence of former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, as part of a series of pardons and clemencies issued this week. Hoover, 74, was convicted of ...