Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized, sources say

CHICAGO (WGN) — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized, sources confirmed to WGN News on Wednesday evening.

The 84-year-old, of Greenville, was admitted to a local hospital by police escort in an effort to manage what sources called a possible regular illness.

Jackson stepped down as leader of the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which he founded in 1984…

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