Jesse Jackson Jr. has launched a spirited primary bid for his old U.S. House seat. The Chicago Democrat says his perspective ...

Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Illinois) asked God to give Trump “greater clarity, creater courage and greater capacity” to govern the nation wisely, then asked him to consider the families ...

Two leading congressional candidates are taking more and more attacks as the race heats up to represent a district that ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., is a trailblazer, pioneer and icon who fights for voter rights and democracy, and a new bill seeks ...

Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson, center, walks with supporters and police to Sylvia’s Restaurant in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, in April1988. Jackson had just finished giving ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- A celebration was held at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Sunday night, on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. A number of dignitaries united to honor the legacy of ...

CHICAGO -- Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Wednesday in Chicago, according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Sources told our sister station WLS that Jackson was being ...

April 11 marks World Parkinson’s Day, a day designed to raise awareness and understanding for those living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Civil rights advocate, Rev. Jesse Jackson, is among the ...

The eldest son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson now sports thick circular glasses and graying hair. He remains a skilled orator in the style of his father, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ...