Chicagoans are mourning the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. at memorial services that began Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters. The civil rights leader, who died on February 17 at age 84 after battling progressive supranuclear palsy, will lie in repose at the headquarters for two days. Jackson founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and dedicated decades to advocating for civil rights. The memorial events, as reported by multiple news outlets, will span more than two weeks