Jackie Jackson hugs each visitor paying their respects at the casket of her father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, on the first day of public visitation at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Thousands are expected to gather Thursday and Friday to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of America’s most enduring civil rights leaders.
More than a week of services and funerals in memory of Jackson begins Thursday morning at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the civil rights organization he founded on the South Side in 1971. The visitation will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 10 p.m. on Thursday and Friday at the coalition’s headquarters on the city’s South Side.
Jesse Jackson Jr., left, greets mourners at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago on the second day of public visitation for his father the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, Feb. 27, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Melody McDowell, of Chicago’s south suburbs, wears a shirt from the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential run as she visits Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago on the second day of public visitation for Jackson, Feb. 27, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)The Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago is reflected on the hood of a hearse on the second day of public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Feb. 27, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Stanford Nelson, from Milwaukee, waits in line to enter Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago on the second day of public visitation for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, Feb. 27, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Former U.S. Rep. and civil rights activist Bobby Rush stands at the casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson on first day of public visitation at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Rep. Jonathan Jackson comforts Jerome Morgan, who flew from Washington, D.C. to pay his respects on first day of public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. “I only met hime once, shook his hand. But I learned a lot from him, that you can be a part of the process,” Morgan said. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)A steady stream of visitors pay their respects on first day of public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)T-shirts for sale outside of Rainbow PUSH Coalition to commemorate the life of the Rev. Jesse Jackson as people gather for the second day of the public visitation for Jackson, Feb. 27, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Members of the South Shore Drill Team enter the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters during a visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Feb. 26, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Jayveon Baskerville-Bolar, a cadet leader from the The Air Force Academy High School listens to a prayer on first day of public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Monita Johnson drove from Flint, Michigan with her children Aliece Jefferson and Pierre Jefferson to pay their respects on the first day of public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Tawanda Phillips embraces Rep. Jonathan Jackson on the first day of public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Gwendolyn Evans, who has followed the Rev. Jesse Jackson for over 50 years and sings in the choir at Rainbow PUSH Coalition, chants along with a video of Rev. Jackson on first day of public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Jacqueline Jackson, fourth left, watches at the casket of her husband, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, arrives for his first public visitation at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Yusef Jackson, right, and his siblings arrive for the first day of public visitation for their father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)A man holds posters outside on the first day of the visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Feb. 26, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Pamelashell Hooks, in red hat, and other mourners chant “I am somebody” before entering the visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Feb. 26, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A mourner is emotional after departing the visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Feb. 26, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mourners arrive on the first day of the visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Feb. 26, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Jesse Jackson Jr. steps outside during the visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Feb. 26, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People wait in line to attend the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson greets people while departing the visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Feb. 26, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A mourner becomes emotional outside the visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Feb. 26, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Pamelashell Hooks, of Florida’s, second left, and other members of the public wait in line to attend the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People wait in line to attend the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Allen Norris, 18, has his tie fixed by his mother Artila Mims as they wait to attend the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People attend the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Rev. Al Sharpton, center, and Jesse Jackson Jr., acknowledge the crowd forming at the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People attend the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People wait in line to attend the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Jesse Jackson Jr., foreground, and Rev. Al Sharpton, left, greet those waiting in line outside the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Pastor King James Camper, of Richton Park, waits outside the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)The casket of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., arrives for the first day of public visitation at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Members of the Jackson family, including from left, Jesse Jackson Jr., U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson and Yusef Jackson wait for the processional to arrive outside the first public visitation for their father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)The procession for the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrives at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)The casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrives for the first day of public visitation at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Marcus Jones, of Calumet City, waits at the front of the line outside the first public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Feb. 26, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)The Jackson family arrives for the first day of public visitation for Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, Feb. 26, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
