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Blackstone Rangers in Chicago Under Senate Scrutiny
Chicago agencies study the Blackstone Rangers a South Side gang whose members range from youths to adults and who are linked to a 927341 grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity The subcommittee hears competing views on whether the Rangers are a criminal force or a community group seeking order amid violence and dope markets The gang reportedly numbers 600 to 800 core members with rumored totals claimed as high as 8000 by a former leader A peace meeting followed MLK assassination to quell gang tensions
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Chicago
63Rd Street
Blackstone Rangers
Bigetime
Gang
Cook Counery
South Side
Senate
Office of Economic Opportunity
Winston Moore
Cook County
Moore
John R. Fry
First Presbyterian Church
Blackstone Avenue
Timothy Daly
Chicago Police Department
Rangers
George Rose
Martin Luther King