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IL HR0671
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/17/2026
Primary Sponsor
Emanuel Welch
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AI Summary
- Illinois House Resolution honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed away on February 17, 2025, at age 84
- Recognizes his pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, including participating in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march and working directly with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Acknowledges his founding of Operation PUSH in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood and the Rainbow Coalition in 1984, both focused on Black economic empowerment and social justice advocacy
- Notes his two presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988, and his international diplomacy efforts securing release of captives in Syria, Iraq, and Kosovo
- Highlights his receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000 and his Illinois connections, including attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on a football scholarship
Legislative Description
HONORS-REV. JESSE JACKSON
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor All Other Members of the House
2/17/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules2/17/2026
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