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Durbin: Jackson Jr. Should Reveal More About His Condition
Updated 07/09/12 – 3:21 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he wishes U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. the best, but the congressman needs to let his constituents know more about what has forced...
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Gutierrez: Jackson Jr. ‘Has A Responsibility To Give Us More Information’
CHICAGO (CBS) – The shroud of secrecy still hanging-low over Congressman Jesse jackson’s mysterious medical issues. The absence of hard facts and definitive statements from Jackson and his staff has...
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Walter’s Perspective: Jesse Wants His Privacy, We Want Answers
CHICAGO (CBS) – Tonight is the 30th night in a row — a month — since the beginning of the great Jesse Jackson Jr. mystery. What’s become of the congressman, who’s taken a leave of absence? Where, Mr....
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Rev. Jackson: Congressman Son Is ‘Unwell,’‘Rebuilding His Strength’
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. said Thursday that his Congressman son is “unwell” and “rebuilding his strength,” but had little else to say on the subject. As CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports,...
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Emanuel: ‘Why Rush’ Jackson Back To Do-Nothing Congress?
Updated 07/12/12 – 6:05 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – While questions still swirl around the news that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for an unspecified “mood disorder,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel...
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Not Much Mention Of Congressman At PUSH Forum
CHICAGO (STMW) – There was little mention of what has been going on with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at Saturday morning’s Rainbow-PUSH forum at the organization’s South Side headquarters. The Rev....
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Mayo Clinic: Congressman Jackson Has Bipolar Disorder
Updated 08/13/12 – 5:57 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has provided a new update on their treatment of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL), revealing the congressman is being treated...
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Source: Feds Probing ‘Suspicious Activity’ In Jackson Jr’s Finances
CHICAGO (STMW) – The snowballing troubles of Jesse Jackson Jr. took a new turn Friday with the revelation that federal investigators have launched a probe into “suspicious activity” in the South Shore...
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Report: Jackson Jr. Allegedly Used Campaign Cash To Decorate Home
CHICAGO (CBS) – News reports of new legal troubles for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) have some of his constituents on the South Side and southern suburbs concerned about whether they should vote...
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Jackson Jr. Seen In Public For First Time, Says He’s ‘Not Well’
CHICAGO (CBS) – For the first time in months, ailing U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been sighted out in public, and talked about his battle with Bipolar II disorder. CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez reports...
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Jackson Jr. Campaign Finance Reports Lack Details On Credit Charges,...
CHICAGO (CBS) – Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. remains out of the public eye for now. It’s been months since he was last at work on Capitol Hill, after taking a leave of absence attributed to treatment...
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Jackson Jr. Remains Off The Job, But Campaign Still Spending
CHICAGO (CBS) – Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. hasn’t been on the campaign trail for months, as he’s kept out of the public eye while being treated for bipolar disorder, but he’s certainly been spending...
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Sources: Jackson Jr. Returning To Mayo Clinic
Updated 10/19/12 – 4:18 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Sources said Friday that Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is planning to return to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, as he continues treatment for bipolar...
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Jackson’s Opponents Agree: Even If He Weren’t Sick, He’d Need To Go
CHICAGO (CBS) – The three candidates running against ailing Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. agree he would need to be replaced even if he were not being treated for bipolar disorder, but they differ over...
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Jackson Jr. Voted Absentee; Won’t Hold Election Day Event
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s publicist says the ailing Illinois congressman has voted by absentee ballot. However, Kevin Lampe says in a statement that Jackson won’t hold an election...
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Despite Long Absence, Jackson Jr. Easily Wins Re-Election
UPDATED: 11/7/2012 6:48 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Despite ongoing health problems that have kept him out of action for months – and a pair of investigations hanging over his head – Democratic Congressman...
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Key Democrat: If Jackson Jr. Seeking Plea Deal, He Deceived Party Leaders
Updated 11/08/12 – 12:13 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — A key South Side Democrat is expressing anger in the wake of a published report that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. might be seeking a plea deal with federal...
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Source: Jackson Jr. Was Talked Out Of Resigning Before Election
CHICAGO (CBS) – CBS 2 has learned U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. planned to step down weeks ago, ostensibly for mental health reasons, but a legal source said he talked Jackson and his wife, Sandi, out of...
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Jackson Family Not Talking About Jesse Jr.’s Tentative Plea Deal
CHICAGO (CBS) – CBS 2 reported exclusively Friday night that Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. might step down before the end of the year as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors investigating...
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Jackson Jr. Checks Out Of Mayo Clinic; Feds Reportedly Investigating Wife
Updated 11/13/12 – 5:47 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was released from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on Tuesday, after a second stint there to be treated for bipolar disorder. A...
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