CHICAGO (WLS) -- Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Wednesday in Chicago , the Rainbow PUSH Coalition told ABC7.

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Sources told ABC7 that Jackson was being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Jackson is "under observation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a neurodegenerative disorder he has managed for more than a decade," a statement from Rainbow PUSH read.

The civil rights activist was initially diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. However, he was diagnosed with PSP in April 2025.

What is PSP?

Progressive supranuclear palsy is a rare brain disease that affects walking, balance, eye movements and swallowing, according to the Mayo Clinic .

PSP is also known as Steele-Richardson-Olszews

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