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The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital with a rare neurological disorder

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. announced a comeback bid Wednesday, entering the Democratic primary for the 2nd District.

Frank Coconate was an authentic anti-Daley gadfly who talked to reporters and refused to be just another ‘yes-man’ from the precincts. He died recently at age 65.

Amid calls to fire Officer Enrique Delgado Fernandez and Sgt. Jerald Williams in the wake of the video release, the Sun-Times has found they’ve faced dozens of investigations into their on-duty conduct.

Jonathan Jackson wins 1st Congressional District seat.

The Democrats campaigned on progressive platforms to win districts that were redrawn after the 2020 U.S. Census.

Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, opened a lead in a packed Democratic primary fight Tuesday night to grab the nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush.

The son of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. beat 16 other Democrats, while longtime Congressman Davis defeated a progressive rival.

Nearly two-dozen candidates are running in the First Congressional District, which stretches from Chicago’s South Side nearly to Kankakee. “It really is important that you have somebody that speaks truth to power,” said political consultant Delmarie Cobb, who ran Rush’s first campaign in the…