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Rev. Parson delivers final remarks at services for late Rev. Jackson
Rev. Donald Parson delivered the final remarks at services for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson on Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Jackson updates: Chicago says final goodbye to civil rights icon at Rainbow PUSH HQ
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Last updated: Monday, March 9, 2026 5:07PM GMT
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The life of Rev. Jesse Jackson was celebrated.
Chicago and the nation said goodbye to Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday and Saturday.
Services were held in Chicago and South Carolina.
Plans in Washington, D.C. were postponed.
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Mar 07, 2026, 11:47 PM
Procession to cemetery follows final service for Rev. Jackson
The final service for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson was one of love, laughter, tears and inspiration.
Saturday's events were the culmination of days of homegoing services for the reverend who died Feb. 17.
A procession to the cemetery immediately followed Saturday's service, which people from all over came to.
Crowds lined up early Saturday morning to get into Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. praised his mother, siblings, for continuing his father's legacy
Jesse Jackson Jr. spoke about his father Reverend Jesse Jackson's family.
He ended his remarks by echoing his brother's words: "rise, Jesse, rise."
