Rev. Jackson updates: Chicago says final goodbye to civil rights icon at Rainbow PUSH HQ

Mayor Brandon Johnson and others including Rev. Al Sharpton came early to spend a few moments with the family and to honor the Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr.

The two-time presidential candidate leaving an indelible mark on countless people from the common everyday worker to politicians and activists who would follow in his footsteps.

Inside Rev. Al Sharpton joined Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Jackson family in paying respects to Rev. Jackson who will lie in repose here Thursday and Saturday.

Other dignitaries include Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.

Mayor Brandon Johnson and others including Rev. Al Sharpton came early to spend a few moments with the family and to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

Inside Rev. Jesse Jackson's visitation, the late reverend's children, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, former Congressman Bobby Rush and the Reverend Al Sharpton are all in a receiving line greeting the public inside.

While tributes honoring his legacy continue to pour in from around the world, everyday people flocked to Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters to pay their respects and honor Jackson's legacy of civil rights, social justice and diplomacy around the world.

"He was like family," Mary Johnson said. "He does so much for the community and everyone and it was like losing Martin Luther King all over again, so to speak. He was for all the people."

"Jesse Jackson done what he done and he fought his fight and basically it's an honor to me to be a part of his homecoming celebration, just to be a part of history," Marcus Jones said.

Everyday people flocked to Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters to pay their respects and honor Jackson's legacy.

The public visitation for Reverend Jesse Jackson began Thursday morning at Rainbow PUSH Headquarters.

Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson Jr. spoke briefly before the start of the visitation.

"I have known Reverend Jackson since I was 12 years old," rev. Sharpton said. We spent a lifetime together. I have seen him stand up against adversity. I have seen him break history. There would not have been a Democratic Party the way it is today had it not been for him changing the rules that opened the door to Barack Obama and Bill Clinton...he raised a generation of us to deal with activism and he never gave up."

Jesse Jackson Jr. said his family has been overwhelmed by the support they have received.

"We see this as an unique opportunity to lay down some of the political rhetoric and to lay down some of the division that deeply divides our country and to reflect upon a man who brought people together," Jackson Jr. said.

Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson Jr. speak ahead of the rev. Jackson's visitation at Rainbow PUSH.

The casket of Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived at Rainbow PUSH Headquarters Thursday morning.

The civil rights leader will then lie in repose for a public visitation on Thursday and Friday.