Monday marked a heartbreaking end to the search for Linda Brown, a Chicago Public Schools' teacher who had been missing for more than a week.
Just before noon, Chicago police marine units pulled Linda Brown's body from the 31st Street Harbor, near where she was captured on surveillance camera on Jan. 3.You’re watching the NBC 5 Chicago News streaming channel, which plays local Chicago news 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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