Overview
- The Cook County Medical Examiner determined Tuesday that Linda Brown died by suicide, with drowning listed as the cause.
- Chicago police marine units recovered her body just before noon Monday near the 3100 block of South Lake Shore Drive, and officials later confirmed her identity.
- Brown had been missing since Jan. 3 after leaving her Bronzeville home for an acupuncture appointment she never reached.
- Her blue Honda Civic was found near 35th Street and Lake Park Avenue, and surveillance video showed her walking alone toward a pedestrian bridge to the lakefront around 3 a.m.
- Chicago Public Schools and Healy Elementary’s principal announced grief counseling and crisis support, as family members noted she had recently sought mental-health treatment and was preparing to return to work.