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Six people were arrested on charges of illegally carrying guns and two others face charges of illegally carrying knives at the Taste of Chicago and in Grant Park on Friday, authorities said.
Police said a 15-year-old boy was arrested with a shotgun after being spotted with it at Taste, while five other people were arrested outside the Taste grounds; a total of 31 people were arrested at Taste Friday, according to police. The five adults arrested on felony gun charges Friday appeared in Cook County Bond Court today.
In addition to those arrested with guns, there also were two people arrested on misdemeanor charges of illegally carrying knives, police said.
The majority of the 31 arrests were on charges of battery and reckless conduct, police spokesman Roderick Drew said in an e-mail this afternoon.
There were no incidents of shots fired inside the Taste, although there was an unconfirmed report of shots fired on Van Buren.
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