Neighbors remember Rev. Jesse Jackson as a ‘quiet reminder that greatness can live right next to you’
- Posted on February 20, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Neighbors remember Rev. Jesse Jackson as a ‘quiet reminder that greatness can live right next to you’

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon. A presidential candidate. A global leader. But for the people living on tree-lined South Constance Avenue in South Shore’s Jackson Park Highlands, Ja…