Weeks after President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, an ...

Larry Hoover, in prison since 1973, faces the parole board with his wife, Winndye Jenkins, at the Dixon Correctional Center on on Feb. 7, 1995, in Dixon, Illinois. (John Dziekan/Chicago Tribune/TNS) ...

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 ...

One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among President Donald Trump’s most recent presidential commutations. The puzzling move raised questions about whether Larry Hoover will be freed ...

Good morning, Chicago. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker this week set out to make history, launching his bid to become the first Illinois governor since the 1980s to be elected to more than two terms in ...

Hoover, also known as “King Larry,” was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1950. When he was just four years old, his parents moved the family to Chicago, Illinois.

A judge once called Hoover one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history. But in recent years, his attorney argued that Hoover, now in his mid-70s, had been rehabilitated.

Hugo-Martinez died of cancer June 8 at her home in Del Mar surrounded by family, including her husband, Albert Martinez, and ...

The bill has to pass the House again before the president can sign it into law, and the difficulty for Republicans is not ...

The Senate slogged through a tense overnight session that has now dragged into Tuesday morning, with Republican leaders ...