Overview
- The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition said Wednesday that Jackson, 84, was admitted in Chicago and is under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy.
- The organization said he has managed the condition for more than a decade after initially being treated for Parkinson’s, with PSP confirmed in April 2025.
- No hospital name or additional clinical details were released, and the family asked for prayers.
- Local reporting cited unnamed sources indicating care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which has not been officially confirmed.
- Jackson stepped down from leading Rainbow/PUSH in 2023 after earlier health setbacks, including COVID-19 treatment and a 2021 fall.