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Mayor tells parents of slain teen about looming arrests

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy discuss gun violence at a news conference Monday in Chicago. During the news conference McCarthy, Emanuel and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said they will push for state legislation that increases the minimum sentences for those who violate the state's gun laws.

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During a news conference Monday, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy points to a poster showing three people who committed murders while on parole for prior gun convictions.

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he's talked to the parents of the 15-year-old girl who was shot to death last month to tell them about the two young men who were taken into custody over the weekend.

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