It started as a routine day — until one unexplained absence set off a frantic citywide search. Now, Chicago is left grappling with a devastating discovery that no one wanted to imagine.Linda Brown, a longtime Chicago Public Schools teacher, was reported missing after she failed to show up for work. Friends and family immediately knew something was wrong.Search crews scoured the city, focusing on one specific stretch of the lakefront. What they uncovered days later would quietly confirm everyone’s worst fears.

According to NBC Chicago, Brown’s body was discovered in Lake Michigan, sending shockwaves through the community that had been holding onto hope.Loved ones described the moment as “extremely sad,” struggling to process how quickly optimism turned into mourning. For many, the unanswered questions only deepened the pain.Before the discovery, police had released a detailed timeline of Brown’s final known movements. Investigators stressed that she had never gone missing before.Fox 32 Chicago reported that the search zeroed in on the lakefront after her last confirmed sighting.