Political leaders across Illinois mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death: ‘A giant of the civil rights movement’

Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday ordered public buildings across the city and state to fly flags at half-staff in honor of [ the Rev. Jesse Jackson ][1] , who [ died at 84 ][2] after rising from an upstart Chicago organizer to a national leader of the Civil Rights Movement. The...