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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.
Mikaela Hoover has heaped praise on Rachel Brosnahan, describing her co-star as a "real champion".
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.
Trump has ended Larry Hoover’s six federal life sentences, yet the onetime Gangster Disciples boss remains locked up in Illinois.
CHICAGO — Weeks after President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, a letter arrived at the offices of Gov. JB Pritzker that purported to ...
Ashlyn Hoover, of West Lafayette, has been named to Eastern Illinois University's Spring 2025 Dean's List in recognition of ...
The Brief. Larry Hoover, 73, co-founder of the Gangster Disciples, had his prison sentence commuted Wednesday by President Donald Trump. Hoover was serving two life sentences — one for a 1970s ...
The founder of a notorious Chicago street gang is set to make his first appearance in court in more than 20 years. Larry Hoover hopes a new judge will undo a life sentence he received in 1998.