CHICAGO -- Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Wednesday in Chicago , according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Sources told our sister station WLS that Jackson was being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

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.

Rev. Jesse Jackson sits for an interview in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

What is PSP?

Progressive supranuclear palsy is a rare brain disease that affects walking, balance, eye movement

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