Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized in Chicago, according to a report.

Jackson, 84, is being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is under observation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, his organization, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, said in a statement to WLS.

Reverend Jesse Jackson was hospitalized in Chicago. Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post

Details of his condition are not immediately known.

The civil rights icon has “managed” the neurodegenerative disorder for more than a decade, according to the organization.

Jackson’s family asks for prayers at this time, the statement said.

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