CBS-2 Chicago Reports that Linda Williams, 56, shot and killed late Wednesday night in the South Shore neighborhood, was an unemployed single mother of five grown children. She was described as a friendly, upbeat person, despite her struggles, who appears to have gotten caught in gang crossfire. Read more here.
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