Why has the president chosen to commute the sentence of a violent Chicago crime lord, particularly when he has consistently expressed an anathema for violent crime?

A week after shocking mass shooting outside River North lounge, links to city’s worst gang feud have surfaced again.

Former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, who had been serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Colorado, has had his sentence commuted by Donald Trump. The commutation, initially reported ...

The commutation of Larry Hoover’s federal sentence denigrates the lives of the children lost to the the Gangster Disciples.

Larry Hoover remains incarcerated despite his federal sentences being commuted by Donald Trump. Here's what he did and what happens next.

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

Who is Larry Hoover, the cofounder of a notorious Chicago street gang whose sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump?

President Donald Trump this week commuted the federal life sentence of Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover. Hoover, who was serving six life sentences after his 1997 conviction in federal court ...

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

Larry Hoover, Former Chicago Gang Leader, Wins Commutation From Trump Mr. Hoover was accused of directing the Gangster Disciples even after he went to prison in the 1970s.

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

Below, find out more about Hoover and what Trump’s commutation could mean for his future. Who Is Larry Hoover? Hoover is the co-founder of the Gangster Disciples, a Chicago-based street gang.