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

Outside of rapper Rick Ross’ reference to the gang leader in his song “B.M.F.” (I think I’m Big Meech, Larry Hoover), most folks don’t know much about Hoover or the Gangster Disciples ...

President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a Chicago gang leader who was convicted for a 1973 murder. Here's what to ...

Former gang leader Larry Hoover, who attracted support from celebrity rappers, is one of several people who had sentences commuted by Trump on May 28.

Mr. Hoover, a drug kingpin who was convicted of leading a vast street gang from inside an Illinois prison, has also been convicted of murder. By Aishvarya Kavi President Trump on Wednesday ...

Hoover was originally imprisoned for a 1973 murder and was later convicted in 1998 for operating a criminal enterprise.

Former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover’s federal prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump, sparking widespread discussion and renewed attention to his decades-long incarceration. Hoover ...

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

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.

Larry Hoover, now 74, was the leader of the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples and was convicted in 1997 for running the criminal enterprise ...

Gangster Disciples leader Larry Hoover, center, with Gregory Shell, left, and gang associate Keith McCain. US District Court One of the two, Tony Tucker, vanished and has not been seen since.