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Jesse Jackson Memorial Plans Expand as House Speaker Rejects Capitol Honor

The family set a multi-city schedule with Chicago viewings followed by formal services in South Carolina and Washington, D.C.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives to the Frederick Douglass Press Gallery dedication at the Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
The Capitol is seen during heavy rain as the Department of Homeland Security funding bill remains in limbo, in Washington, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Reverend Jesse Jackson gestures as he takes a question at a media conference announcing his 6th Annual Rainbow/PUSH Wall Street Project Conference January 8, 2003 in New York City.
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Overview

  • Jackson will lie in repose at Rainbow/PUSH headquarters in Chicago on Feb. 26–27, ahead of additional tributes out of state.
  • Formal services are planned in South Carolina and Washington, D.C., from March 1–4, with details to be announced by the family and Rainbow/PUSH.
  • A public celebration of life is set for March 6 at House of Hope in Chicago, followed by a private homegoing on March 7 at Rainbow/PUSH with a livestream available.
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson denied a request for Jackson to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, citing precedent that reserves the honor for select officials; requests for Dick Cheney and Charlie Kirk were also declined, and the last to receive the honor was Jimmy Carter.
  • Illinois officials ordered flags at half-staff to honor Jackson, the 84-year-old civil-rights leader and two-time presidential candidate whose legacy includes expanding the electorate through the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and national campaigns; reports described a long decline from a neurodegenerative illness, with outlets citing Parkinson’s disease or progressive supranuclear palsy.