Photos: Mourners honor civil rights icon Rev. Jesse L. Jackson at Chicago memorial

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to reporters after leaving Rainbow PUSH Coalition | Maizie Hummel-Logee

Mourners with flowers and photo collages celebrating Rev. L. Jesse Jackson | Maizie Hummel-Logee

People wait to pay respects at celebration of life for Rev. Jesse L. Jackson | Maizie Hummel-Logee

Mourners lined in Kenwood waiting for doors to open at Rainbow PUSH Coalition | Maizie Hummel-Logee

Mourners lined in Kenwood waiting for doors to open at Rainbow PUSH Coalition | Maizie Hummel-Logee

James Hickman of Chicago’s West Pullman posters with tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson | Miguel Guerrero

Supporter uses phone to capture moments while outside Rainbow PUSH Coalition | Miguel Guerrero

Hearse that transported body of Rev. Jesse Jackson in front Rainbow PUSH Coalition | Miguel Guerrero

Floral arrangements in honor of Rev. Jesse Jackson outside Rainbow PUSH Coalition | Miguel Guerrero

Mourners wait in line behind barricades outside the HQ of Rainbow PUSH Coalition | Miguel Guerrero

Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson Jr. exit Rainbow PUSH Coalition - 2/26/2026 | Miguel Guerrero

Mourners gathered in Chicago on Feb. 26 to pay tribute to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. Supporters lined up outside the Rainbow PUSH headquarters before the morning service, some chanting “I am somebody” and “Keep hope alive,” phrases long associated with Jackson’s civil rights leadership and activism. Family members greeted visitors inside as community leaders, elected officials and residents reflected on Jackson’s decades of advocacy for racial and economic justice. The memorial is part of a series of events honoring Jackson’s life and legacy that will be held in Chicago, South Carolina and Washington, DC. before his funeral in Chicago on March 7.

Photos: Miguel Guerrero and Maizie Hummel-logee