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

Stratton's campaign on Saturday released a brief statement that said the Jackson family had announced Jackson Sr. "had personally endorsed" Stratton before his passing in February.

Days after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said the late civil rights leader had supported her campaign, one of his sons said the elder Mr. Jackson had not made a final choice.