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Blackstone Rangers Under Investigation Across Chicago
A Senate subcommittee probes the Blackstone Rangers amid debate over their role as community organizers or street gangs. Testimony discusses a $927,341 Office of Economic Opportunity grant and the gang’s alleged influence, violence reduction claims, and a membership figure ranging from 600 to 8,000 with a core leadership group called the Main 21.
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Margaret Scherf
Associated Press
Chicago
63Rd Street
Blackstone Rangers
Blackstone
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
George Rose
Rangers
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