Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are speaking at the event, which also features music from Chicago native ...

Final preparations were underway on Thursday for the public celebration of life for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at the House ...

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil ...

Brandon Johnson's new measure would establish what he calls “democracy zones” extending 100 feet beyond the perimeter that ...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 6 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joined thousands ...

A public service for the Rev. Jesse Jackson will be held in Chicago, with former Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden in attendance.

Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to rename part of Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer live coverage of the services in the player above. Lines outside the House of Hope church in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood wrapped around the block early Friday morning ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson's memorial service draws former Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton to Chicago's House of ...

Funeral services for civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson will be held in Chicago starting on Friday with "The People’s Celebration." ...

Interstate 90/94 between 47th and 95th streets could become known as the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Memorial Highway, under a bill pending in Springfield.

Chicago native Jennifer Hudson is among the singers performing at a memorial for the civil rights leader who died last month.