Shaw Thoughts: Geriatric Genius

He walks slowly these days—a kind of stoop-shouldered amble—his face reflecting the aches and pains of a 72-year-old body that’s been invaded by prostate cancer, Lyme disease and a mild stroke that still affects coordination.

MARK KIESLING: Jackson needs to get back on the job, quickly

Well, it looks like U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will be back on the job in a few weeks.

MARK KIESLING: Hey, Jesse, where's the protest now?

It was kind of interesting to listen to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. when he spoke in Gary earlier this week.

Rev. Jesse Jackson links Gary, Chicago

GARY | The Steel City and the Windy City are connected by more than highways and Lake Michigan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said during Monday's annual meeting of the Gary Chamber of Commerce.

Jesse Jackson visits Gary

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was the keynote speaker at the Gary Chamber of Commerce's luncheon at Indiana University-Northwest Monday.

The Week Ahead - Lake County

MONDAY

Jesse Jackson to speak at annual Gary chamber meeting

GARY | The Rev. Jesse Jackson will speak at the annual Gary Chamber of Commerce meeting and lunch, set for 11:30 a.m. May 14 at the Moraine Center at at the Indiana University Northwest campus, 3400 Broadway.

Protest killings in region, not just cases elsewhere

I can't imagine the loss of a young son as Trayvon Martin's family has suffered. My question is why cause all the racial unrest? We have enough problems!

Rep. Jackson urges Cal City residents to get involved

CALUMET CITY | One of the perks of being the son of famed civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson is having the chance to meet every U.S. president since Richard Nixon.

Firefighter Corey Ankum laid to rest

CHICAGO | Firefighters from as far away as Seattle and Washington, D.C., converged Thursday on the South Side to pay tribute to Chicago firefighter Corey Ankum, a former Lynwood resident who was killed last week while on duty.

Ethics committee to defer action on Jackson Jr.

WASHINGTON | The House ethics committee says it will comply with a Justice Department request to take no action in an investigation of Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois.

Jackson responds to LaHood's airport comments

WASHINGTON | Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. on Wednesday responded to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's comments, which suggested nobody had contacted him in his two years as secretary regarding the long-debated third airport proposal.

Jackson prevails in re-election bid

CHICAGO | Dodging two scandals, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Chicago, survived a challenge by a black Republican to retain his seat of power on Chicago's South Side and southern suburbs.