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Jesse Jackson Jr.

WASHINGTON - Jessie Jackson Jr. (D-IL) addresses a news conference at the U.S. Captiol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

More legal trouble for Jackson Jr.?

Lisa Balde, NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - Jesse Jackson Jr. already faces sentencing for one legal problem, but he could face another.
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Robin Kelly celebrates her special primary election win for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Matteson, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Robin Kelly brings gun control bona fides to DC

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Late Tuesday evening, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, she lead Republican candidate Paul McKinley with 70 percent of the vote, compared to his 22 percent...
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Kelly

Jackson Jr.'s seat to be filled tonight

Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - While Democrat Robin Kelly is widely expected to capture Tuesday's special election for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat over Republican Paul McKinley, any winner will face big challenges...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Rev. Jesse Jackson to attend Hugo Chavez funeral

theGrio
NBC CHICAGO - Of all the people attending Hugo Chavez's funeral Friday in Caracas, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is among them.
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Robin Kelly celebrates her special primary election win for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Matteson, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Gun control is real winner in race for Jackson seat

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - In a race where guns quickly dominated the debate, gun control advocate Robin Kelly clinched the Democratic nomination for Illinois 2nd Congressional District general election Tuesday by more than 50 percent of the vote...
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Gun control advocate wins Jackson seat primary

Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - A former Illinois legislator who favors an assault weapons ban captured the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the race to replace disgraced ex-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr...
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg exits after delivering the annual State of the City address at the Barclays Center on February 14, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Bloomberg cited positive statistics including a record 52 million visitors to the city and a record low 419 homicides in 2012 while calling for a ban on styrofoam in the city. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Bloomberg spends big bucks on race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

Zerlina Maxwell
theGRIO REPORT - Mayor Bloomberg has been a passionate voice for stricter gun laws for years and especially in the wake of the mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut...
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(L) Anthony Beale, a Democratic hopeful for Illinois’ 2nd District seat, speaks at a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) (R) Rep. Debbie Halvorson speaks during a candidate presentation at the 2nd Congressional District slating meeting in South Holland, Ill. (AP Photo/John Smierciak, File)

Race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. enters home stretch

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - By the end of the day Tuesday, there will finally be a winner to one of the most contentious Congressional races happening in the country...
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Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Jackson and his wife were to appear in federal court to answer criminal charges that they engaged in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Chicago district disappointed in Jesse Jackson Jr.

Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Residents in this swath of sprawling Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs have brimmed with loyalty to Jesse Jackson Jr. over the past 17 years, giving him an enthusiastic majority each election...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson (2nd L) and his wife Jacqueline Lavinia Brown (2nd R) arrive at U.S. District Court for a hearing involving his son, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., February 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, are expected to plead guilty to federal charges after being accused of spending more than $750,000 in campaign funds to purchase luxury items, memorabilia and other goods. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Where does Jesse Jackson's family go from here?

David A. Love
OPINION - Are we witnessing the end of the Jackson dynasty? Where does this once beloved political family go from here?...
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