Chicago civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder
November 13, 2025
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital with a rare neurological disorder. Jackson’s Chicago-based civil rights organization says the 84-year-old was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy in April and is under observation. Jackson was told he had Parkinson’s disease about a decade earlier but continued to make public appearances including at last year’s Democratic National Convention. He has been unable to walk, relying on a wheelchair. Family members say in recent months he’s been unable to speak.