Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Larry hoover | History Defined

Former Chicago gang leader asks Pritzker for clemency following Trump pardon

One of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders is now asking Gov. JB Pritzker for clemency after winning a pardon from President Donald Trump earlier this year

The Independent UK

9 Of The Most Dangerous Prisoners Of All Time

There are dangerous criminals—and then there are the ones who make the system say, “never again.” Some prisoners are so infamous, so violent, or so calculated that society has permanently locked them away. These inmates will never qualify for parole and are often kept in maximum-security facilities or solitary confinement.…

Clever Dude

Trump’s pardoning of Black celebrities is a cynical ploy

It’s not the first time the president has sought to curry favor this way. His instincts about Black Americans are clear

The Guardian - US

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Trump has issued a flurry of pardons this week. The common thread: him

ANALYSIS : ANALYSIS: Trump handed out a flurry of pardons this week to supporters and donors; some were real head-scratchers, Richard Hall writes

The Independent UK

Trump commutes notorious gangster’s sentence... thanks to Kanye West

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

The Independent UK

‘No MAGA left behind’: Trump pardons loyal rapper, potential allies, and gang leader in last-minute clemency blitz

Trump seems to keep pardoning people on his side.

We Got This Covered

Who is Larry Hoover? Does Trump’s commutation of his sentence set him free?

Hoover’s commutation is one of a number granted by Trump, but he is still serving a 200-year state sentence for murder.

Al Jazeera

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Trump pardons reality TV stars

The pardons were part of a wave of acts of clemency that included commuting the sentence of Larry Hoover

Salon

Donald Trump commutes sentence of former Chicago gang leader

Larry Hoover, 74, ex-chief of Gangster Disciples in Chicago, had been serving multiple life sentences for over 50 years

The Guardian - US

Former Chicago gang kingpin Jeff Fort loses First Step Act bid for freedom after 40 years in prison

Convicted of offering to bomb U.S. buildings for $2 million, ordering murder of a rival drug dealer, the 76-year-old El Rukn founder was denied release under legislation allowing judges to consider “compassionate release” for aging inmates.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Devastating blow to the Gangster Disciples’: Life sentences for 4 leaders, 32-year term for another

Frank Smith, 50, of Naperville, got a life sentence Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who’s Who in R. Kelly’s Chicago trial?

The R&B singer will face another Chicago jury on Aug. 15, 2022. Here’s who he is and who else will be in the courtroom throughout the trial.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park shooting victim’s fight for survival, Larry Hoover’s bid to undo life sentence, more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Larry Hoover tries again for sentencing break, says he wants ‘nothing to do’ with Gangster Disciples

A judge last year declined a request from Hoover for a lower sentence under the First Step Act. But the judge gave the Gangster Disciples founder room to try again.

Chicago Sun-Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: March 11, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Companies tied to Gangster Disciples co-founder Larry Hoover, his family and supporters facing new federal scrutiny

A grand jury in Chicago has subpoenaed records on the businesses in what a source says is an active investigation. The grand jury was formed the same year Hoover began his unsuccessful bid to be released from prison.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.