Overview
- Jackson, 84, was admitted Wednesday and remained under observation Friday night at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to Rainbow/PUSH and local reports.
- The coalition said he is being monitored for progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disease he has managed for more than a decade.
- PSP often affects balance, walking, and eye movements and has no cure, according to medical guidance cited in the coverage.
- The family requested prayers and privacy, and no additional medical details have been released.
- Jackson stepped down from leading Rainbow/PUSH in 2023, as the organization continues public events in Chicago while he is hospitalized.