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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T00:46:20.833Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Chicagoans of all generations said they felt a responsibility to pay homage to Rev. Jesse Jackson, as he lied in repose at Rainbow PUSH headquarters in Kenwood on Thursday. The inspiration they found in the leader was rooted in personal memories of meeting him, stories they heard from family members or his reputation as a freedom fighter.</p><p>Many said they inspired them to strive for excellence and give back by pursuing higher education or service-based careers. Read what they shared about the civil rights giant below.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e60000\" name=\"image-e60000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/549628b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+68/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F37%2F08%2Fae21557b4d92b4abe0a3db66b696%2Fdw0a0787.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0000883/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+68/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F37%2F08%2Fae21557b4d92b4abe0a3db66b696%2Fdw0a0787.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9898ba9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+68/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F37%2F08%2Fae21557b4d92b4abe0a3db66b696%2Fdw0a0787.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"DW0A0787.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9898ba9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+68/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F37%2F08%2Fae21557b4d92b4abe0a3db66b696%2Fdw0a0787.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a125a5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+68/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F37%2F08%2Fae21557b4d92b4abe0a3db66b696%2Fdw0a0787.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9898ba9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+68/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F37%2F08%2Fae21557b4d92b4abe0a3db66b696%2Fdw0a0787.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Gwen Holland (left) and Julius Owens were classmates together when the Rev. Jesse Jackson walked into their high school in 1977 and encouraged students to “push for excellence.” They were among the hundreds who came to pay their respects to the civil rights leader Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h4>Gwen Holland and Julius Owens</h4><p>“He also used to say ‘I am somebody’ and I know that I’ll remember that I am somebody,\" Holland said.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-500000\" name=\"image-500000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5b7c8ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1149+0+108/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0f%2F8f%2F125176fa472583de9a4b456381fe%2Fdw0a0755.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cba81e8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1149+0+108/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0f%2F8f%2F125176fa472583de9a4b456381fe%2Fdw0a0755.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ec4949a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1149+0+108/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0f%2F8f%2F125176fa472583de9a4b456381fe%2Fdw0a0755.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"DW0A0755.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ec4949a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1149+0+108/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0f%2F8f%2F125176fa472583de9a4b456381fe%2Fdw0a0755.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8f58ff8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1149+0+108/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0f%2F8f%2F125176fa472583de9a4b456381fe%2Fdw0a0755.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ec4949a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1149+0+108/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0f%2F8f%2F125176fa472583de9a4b456381fe%2Fdw0a0755.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Roseland resident Marjorie Johnson attends the lying-in-state services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h4>Marjorie Johnson</h4><p>“Rev. Jackson was not only a part of my community, but he was a big part of my generation's civil rights.\"</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-7e0000\" name=\"image-7e0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/93cf78d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd0%2F64%2Fa5ccbf8447779477feab2ca4b445%2Fdw0a0758.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9a6a6ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd0%2F64%2Fa5ccbf8447779477feab2ca4b445%2Fdw0a0758.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3bcc01/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd0%2F64%2Fa5ccbf8447779477feab2ca4b445%2Fdw0a0758.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"DW0A0758.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3bcc01/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd0%2F64%2Fa5ccbf8447779477feab2ca4b445%2Fdw0a0758.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0e787ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd0%2F64%2Fa5ccbf8447779477feab2ca4b445%2Fdw0a0758.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3bcc01/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd0%2F64%2Fa5ccbf8447779477feab2ca4b445%2Fdw0a0758.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Pastor King James Camper attends the lying-in-state services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h4>Pastor King James Camper</h4><p>“He was connected to the community and the people and he connected religion with current events. It’s more than just seeking God but learning to live in this society and fight for rights with God’s help.\"</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-fb0000\" name=\"image-fb0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8792ccf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F67%2F37ebb6674676bb2ff35017deae75%2Fdw0a0772-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c527dfd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F67%2F37ebb6674676bb2ff35017deae75%2Fdw0a0772-1.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96d65ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F67%2F37ebb6674676bb2ff35017deae75%2Fdw0a0772-1.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"DW0A0772 (1).jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96d65ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F67%2F37ebb6674676bb2ff35017deae75%2Fdw0a0772-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6392f0c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F67%2F37ebb6674676bb2ff35017deae75%2Fdw0a0772-1.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96d65ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+159/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F67%2F37ebb6674676bb2ff35017deae75%2Fdw0a0772-1.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Melissa Durham-Richards attends the lying-in-state services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h4>Melissa Durham-Richards</h4><p>“I’ve heard so many great things about other leaders in the past and I wasn’t there to be a part of those moments that made history. I want to tell my family about what it felt like to help close this chapter.”</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-8f0000\" name=\"image-8f0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1861ec0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F16%2Fca%2Fdae2572f4d6ca360dc8e06275350%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-195.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b13cfd0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F16%2Fca%2Fdae2572f4d6ca360dc8e06275350%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-195.JPG 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a82aead/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F16%2Fca%2Fdae2572f4d6ca360dc8e06275350%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-195.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"JJREPOSETHURS_260227-195.JPG\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a82aead/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F16%2Fca%2Fdae2572f4d6ca360dc8e06275350%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-195.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aa3a126/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F16%2Fca%2Fdae2572f4d6ca360dc8e06275350%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-195.JPG 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a82aead/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F16%2Fca%2Fdae2572f4d6ca360dc8e06275350%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-195.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Jennifer Edwards (left) and Taliva Tillman attend the lying-in-repose services of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h4>Jennifer Edwards<b> </b>and Taliva Tillman</h4><p>“He said, ‘Once you get there, don't forget to look back and bring somebody with you.' And that was always our motto, to help somebody along the way,\" Edwards said.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-1d0000\" name=\"image-1d0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4327b66/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd3%2F75%2Ff7663a124ea8a6fb95a226e6a04c%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-190.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a168a24/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd3%2F75%2Ff7663a124ea8a6fb95a226e6a04c%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-190.JPG 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/01e2a95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd3%2F75%2Ff7663a124ea8a6fb95a226e6a04c%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-190.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"JJREPOSETHURS_260227-190.JPG\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/01e2a95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd3%2F75%2Ff7663a124ea8a6fb95a226e6a04c%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-190.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0d1cdcb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd3%2F75%2Ff7663a124ea8a6fb95a226e6a04c%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-190.JPG 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/01e2a95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd3%2F75%2Ff7663a124ea8a6fb95a226e6a04c%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-190.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Patricia Jennings-Gary attends the lying-in-repose services of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h4>Patricia Jennings-Gary</h4><p>“He was always saying, ‘No matter how you start, that doesn't mean that's how you have to finish.' You might have been born poor but that doesn't mean your life has to continue that way.”</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-310000\" name=\"image-310000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9828dfa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F08%2F18%2Fa0088e294011a5f8a2f91e672512%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-133.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d3640d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F08%2F18%2Fa0088e294011a5f8a2f91e672512%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-133.JPG 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/63b4d95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F08%2F18%2Fa0088e294011a5f8a2f91e672512%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-133.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"JJREPOSETHURS_260227-133.JPG\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/63b4d95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F08%2F18%2Fa0088e294011a5f8a2f91e672512%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-133.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dd57559/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F08%2F18%2Fa0088e294011a5f8a2f91e672512%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-133.JPG 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/63b4d95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F08%2F18%2Fa0088e294011a5f8a2f91e672512%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-133.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Diane Moore-Cottrell, 69, of Homewood, was among attendees paying respects during Rev. Jesse Jackson’s lying-in-repose service at the Rainbow PUSH headquarters in Kenwood on Feb. 26.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>Diane Moore-Cottrell</b></p><p>“I want [young people] to get out and vote and to understand what he did for Black people. It really is the stepping stone to getting somewhere, to learn what it meant during the Civil Rights era, and about the forefathers that came before us and laid the foundation so that they can do anything.”</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-020000\" name=\"image-020000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ca09566/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0b%2F67%2Fd74409e44190ad9b255533e85675%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-220.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/48dd8ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0b%2F67%2Fd74409e44190ad9b255533e85675%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-220.JPG 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/af2acd8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0b%2F67%2Fd74409e44190ad9b255533e85675%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-220.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"JJREPOSETHURS_260227-220.JPG\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/af2acd8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0b%2F67%2Fd74409e44190ad9b255533e85675%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-220.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ca18c2c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0b%2F67%2Fd74409e44190ad9b255533e85675%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-220.JPG 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/af2acd8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F0b%2F67%2Fd74409e44190ad9b255533e85675%2Fjjreposethurs-260227-220.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Chicagoan Willie Kelley, 67, is pictured outside of Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters during Rev. Jesse Jackson’s lying-in-repose service on Feb. 26. He said visiting Jackson was “just something I had to do.”</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p><b>Willie Kelley</b></p><p>“I have a lot of respect and admiration for Rev. Jesse Jackson, for all the great things that he's done for us as a race of people, and how he fought. It wasn't just for Black people; he stood for everybody.”<br></p>",
  "title": "Chicagoans honor Rev. Jesse Jackson at public viewing: 'He stood for everybody'",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-27T00:46:20.833Z"
}