The notorious co-founder of the Gangster Disciples street gang sat with his hands shackled in his lap Thursday, listening from a thousand miles away, as a judge in Chicago asked the question that ...

Six suspected members of the Faceworld faction of the Gangster Disciples are charged with racketeering conspiracy, according to federal prosecutors. Three of them also face charges of murder in the ...

Infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover is set to appear in court for the first time in decades Thursday as his long-shot bid to win freedom comes to a head at Chicago’s federal courthouse.

The prison door seemed to permanently slam shut behind Larry Hoover 26 years ago, and many Chicagoans began to forget about him. Those who remember still compare him to Al Capone, the leader of a ...

A member of the Gangster Disciples was convicted of assault, gang, and methamphetamine charges on Monday and was sentenced to decades in prison as a result, according to a news release from Houston ...

A former DeKalb County, Georgia, police officer and member of the Gangster Disciples was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for racketeering conspiracy ...

Infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover’s first court appearance in decades may have been via video link from a prison more than a thousand miles from Chicago, but the judge’s question still ...

Three Georgians affiliated with the Gangster Disciples, a gang founded by Larry Hoover, were sentenced last year to federal prison for their roles in a gang-retribution killing. (Getty Images) The ...

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RACINE - Six search warrants executed in the city Wednesday by local and federal authorities resulted in the arrest of six people who are members of, or associates of, the Gangster Disciples street ...