The Hoover family visited Gov. Pritzker’s office May 31 to advocate for the release of Hoover, 74, after more than five decades behind bars, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence of Larry Hoover, but the 74-year-old notorious gang leader isn’t leaving prison anytime soon. The commutation applies to Hoover’s ...

Bret Stephen Hoover, age 30, of Chillicothe, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Bret was born on March 24, 1995, in Peoria, IL, to Stephen W. and ...

Hoover allowed three Polar Bears runs, three hits and two walks, while hitting a batter. Gibsonburg hadn't played a game in nine days, so the tank was full but there was a risk of rust. "There was ...

While Trump's action nullifies the federal charges, it does not apply to the 200-year sentence in Illinois. However, that did not stop Kanye West aka Ye and Drake to celebrate Hoover's ‘freedom’.

Larry Hoover Jr. also made an appearance on Ye’s Donda album, and the former Chicago gang leader was spotlighted on West tracks such as “Jesus Lord” and Vultures 2‘s “River.”. Ye was ...

Chicago Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover is being granted clemency by President Donald Trump. His wife and son spoke with ABC7 about the announcement.

Hoover’s federal sentence commutation is one of a number granted by Trump, but the former gang leader is still serving a 200-year state sentence for murder. Larry Hoover [Courtesy: Creative Commons] ...

Although Hoover’s federal sentence is commuted, he still has to serve out his 200-year sentence in Illinois. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board denied Hoover’s request for early release last year.

Larry Hoover took a big step toward freedom Wednesday. But he’s not a free man. That’s even after President Donald Trump commuted the life prison sentence of the 74-year-old co-founder of the ...

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ending Hoover’s yearslong quest to win early release under the Fir… ...

On Wednesday, Hoover’s federal sentence was commuted, though he will still be required to return to Illinois to resume serving his sentence for a murder he was convicted of in the 1970s.