A fter receiving federal clemency from Donald Trump, Larry Hoover’s family has turned to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to seek a state commutation for the Gangsters Disciples co-founder.

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?

What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted. ... Hoover ordered the death of a gang member in 1973 and was convicted of murder.

Dr. Lance Williams, Professor of Urban Community Studies at Northeastern Illinois University and an expert in gang violence, joins Karen Conti to discuss President Trump’s commutation of the sentence ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- One of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from President Donald Trump, a puzzling move that has raised questions about ...

While the commutation lifts Hoover’s federal sentences, his state conviction ensures he will remain incarcerated. MORE NEWS ON EURWEB.COM : Kanye West’s Larry Hoover Benefit Concert Sign up ...

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Hoover’s family celebrated the commutation. “Almost home!” his son Larry Hoover Jr. wrote on Instagram and posted a picture toasting his father.

What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, ... Hoover’s family celebrated the commutation. “Almost home!” his son Larry Hoover Jr. wrote on Instagram and posted a picture ...

CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from President Donald Trump, a puzzling move that has raised questions about ...