Just days before the competitive Illinois Democratic Senate primary set for Tuesday, candidate Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton rolled out a major endorsement: the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died one month ...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton had touted an endorsement from Jackson, who died in February.

The confusion came about after Stratton witnessed Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Jackson's organization, passing out sample ballots on March 14 that pushed for Stratton as the candidate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Juliana Stratton's campaign claimed she had been endorsed by Jesse Jackson before his death last month, his family said the ...

Stratton's campaign on Saturday released a brief statement that said the Jackson family had announced Jackson Sr. "had ...

Illinois Democratic primary candidate Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's campaign claimed an endorsement from Rev. Jesse Jackson in ...

The family of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson clarified on Monday that a supposed endorsement claimed by one Democratic front-runner in the Illinois Senate primary after the civil rights activist’s death ...

One candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois says the late Rev. Jesse Jackson endorsed their campaign, leading to a firestorm of controversy. Just days before the election, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana ...