Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are speaking at the event, which also features music from Chicago native Jennifer Hudson. Other attendees include Sen. Dick Durbin and Mr. T.

The final celebration of life services for Rev. Jesse Jackson was at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters Saturday.

Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are among the big names who will be in Chicago Friday for Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral.

Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson will be buried in Chicago after weeks of lying in state in locations across the United States. Jackson, who died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84 after a lengthy battle ...

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 ...

*The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, was celebrated Friday (03-06-26) by thousands of mourners and three former presidents during a powerful ...

March 6 (UPI) --The public funeral for the Rev. Jesse Jackson began Friday morning, with state, religious and local dignitaries attending. Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden ...

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Celebration of life services are scheduled for Monday in South Carolina. A "People's Celebration" in Chicago to honor the ...

CHICAGO, Illinois — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is being laid to rest today following a series of memorial services across several cities, culminating with a public “homegoing” service and ...