*Jesse Jackson Jr. is weighing a political comeback with a possible run for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District—the same seat he held for 17 years before resigning in 2012. He initially stepped down ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jesse Jackson Jr. will launch a run to return to his former seat in Congress, ABC7 learned on Tuesday evening. A colleague confirmed that he will announce his campaign for Illinois' ...

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds and served time in federal prison, ...

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. wants to regain his 2nd Congressional District seat. He’s got a brutally long way to go.

Jesse Jackson Jr. is seeking a return to Congress. Jackson, the son of civil rights advocate Jesse Jackson, announced on his ...

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- Jesse Jackson Jr. left a halfway house in Baltimore, Maryland, and began home confinement Monday morning. The former congressman walked out wearing a beige jacket and white shirt.

In a video, Jackson Jr. says he chose the date to honor "a man who inspired my life to public service. A man who blessed me ...

Twelve years after resigning from Congress amid scandal, Jesse Jackson Jr. is running again — for the same 2nd District seat ...

The disgraced former congressman was first elected to the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election in ...

After over a decade away from public office—and time served in prison—Jesse Jackson Jr. joins us live in studio to explain ...

The Illinois Democrat who fell from grace is re-entering politics with a message of redemption — and unfinished business.

After both Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandi were sentenced to jail for crimes related to the former Congressman's misuse of campaign funds, another chapter in the son of Rev. Jesse Jackson's ...