{"id":32808,"date":"2026-03-06T18:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/chicago-memorial-service-friday-to-honor-civil-rights-icon-jesse-jackson\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:03:33","slug":"chicago-memorial-service-friday-to-honor-civil-rights-icon-jesse-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/chicago-memorial-service-friday-to-honor-civil-rights-icon-jesse-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Memorial Service Friday to Honor Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838213404.png?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32807\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Chicago will host a public memorial service on Friday to honor the legacy of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. The celebration of life ceremony is anticipated to draw a diverse gathering of attendees including current and former government officials, religious leaders, and entertainment figures.<\/p><p>Following Friday&#8217;s public memorial, family and close friends will gather for a private funeral service on Saturday.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil rights champion Jesse Jackson will be remembered at a public memorial service in Chicago on Friday. Political figures, religious leaders, and entertainers are expected to pay their respects at the celebration of life ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838213404.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8xa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32383,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/chicago-memorial-service-to-honor-civil-rights-icon-jesse-jackson\/","url_meta":{"origin":32808,"position":0},"title":"Chicago Memorial Service to Honor Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson","author":"Admin","date":"March 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A celebration of life ceremony will take place in Chicago for civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who passed away last month. The memorial will feature performances by Jennifer Hudson and attendance from three former presidents including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;U.S. News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"U.S. News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/us-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772793171573-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772793171573-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772793171573-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772793171573-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772793171573-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32314,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/high-profile-leaders-to-honor-rev-jesse-jackson-at-chicago-memorial-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":32808,"position":1},"title":"High-Profile Leaders to Honor Rev. 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