Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, photographed here in 1994, has drawn comparisons to Al Capone for his notoriety. Sun-Times file Criminal Justice Public Safety ...

Gang leader Larry Hoover asks judge to recuse himself over 'wildly out of bounds' murders question U.S. District Judge John Blakey, a former prosecutor, has spent a decade on the bench since his ...

Lawyers representing Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover filed a motion Friday asking the judge overseeing Hoover's request for release from a life sentence to recuse himself due to his ...

Larry Hoover, a convicted murderer and chairman of the Chicago street gang known as Gangster Disciples who is currently serving six life sentences, formed the center of a Los Angeles concert ...

LARRY Hoover was convicted of murder in 1975 and is now fighting for early release. Rappers Kanye West, now known as Ye, and Drake are holding a Free Larry Hoover benefit concert to fight for ...

“Larry Hoover’s federal life sentences have been commuted by President Donald Trump,” stated Bonjean Law Group in a release to ABC News.

Larry Hoover’s sentence still tied to Illinois murder conviction Due to his Illinois state conviction, Hoover Sr. is not eligible for parole until 2062, when he would be 111 years old.

Larry Hoover, Gangster Disciple leader, appears for for an annual parole hearing on Aug. 31, 1995. A gangster’s possible return ...

Chicago’s top federal prosecutor made a rare plea to a judge Thursday, hoping to persuade him against a new sentence for Gangster Disciples co-founder Larry Hoover — a move most believe could ...

“Larry Hoover was a man who made a mistake. When one person goes to prison, their entire family goes with them. Take out of your mind everything that you have read.” That’s it.

These days, Hoover spends a majority of his time in solitary confinement. In the days before the concert, Hoover’s son, Larry Hoover, Jr., expressed concern about his father’s case returning ...