Jesse Jackson Jr.

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February 18, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - A well-known Illinois state senator dropped her bid Sunday for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse…
February 16, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — The prospect of prison looms over former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife after they…
February 15, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal…
February 12, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - After months of drama surrounding Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Congress, the race to replace the congressman…
February 8, 2013
NBC CHICAGO - It’s been nearly three months since Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, but now NBC News confirms…
January 11, 2013
CHICAGO - Sandi Jackson, wife of former embattled 2nd Congressional District Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from her post as…
January 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - By early Monday evening, 22 candidates made the deadline to file nominating petitions announcing their candidacy for…
January 3, 2013
CHICAGO - The crowded field of hopefuls racing to replace embattled former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will soon dwindle to…
December 30, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois state lawmaker who was a frontrunner to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says…
December 12, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) — The wife of Jesse Jackson Jr. said Tuesday that she's not interested in running for the U.S.…
November 30, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - At 71, he still keeps a hectic schedule and speaks extemporaneously on issues from voting rights to…
November 28, 2012
OPINION - Ethics scandals, personal failings and a political rise cut short threaten to cloud the Jackson family legacy...
November 28, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) — Former NFL linebacker Napoleon Harris is running to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. Harris was just…
November 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Illinois 2nd Congressional District residents will soon return to the polls to elect a new representative, after…
November 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s extended leave of absence and eventual resignation from Congress may have tried his…
November 24, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - The jockeying to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. began before the ink was dry on the former congressman's…
November 22, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Jesse Jackson Jr.'s resignation from Congress might end his once-promising political career but it doesn't mark the…
November 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who has been under a cloud of suspicion since he disappeared from…
November 15, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. remains under the care of physicians for bipolar disorder, although he's no longer…
November 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election last week despite being on medical leave since June, has…