Missing Bronzeville Teacher Died By Suicide, Officials Confirm
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Key Points:
- Linda Brown, a missing special education teacher, was found dead in Lake Michigan, with the Cook County Medical Examiner confirming her death as a suicide by drowning.
- Brown had been missing since January 3, last seen on surveillance footage near 35th Street and Lake Park Avenue, and her body was recovered about 2.5 miles from her home in Bronzeville.
- Brown’s family expressed gratitude that she was found, while her husband revealed she had been seeking help for worsening mental health challenges before her disappearance.
- Community members and former students remembered Brown as a warm, generous person who created a safe and hopeful environment for her students and neighbors.
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a former CPS teacher, mourned Brown’s
