A once-politically powerful couple might be going separate ways. Ex-Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has filed for divorce from his wife of 25 years, former Chicago Alderwoman Sandi Jackson. Cook County court records show that Jesse Jackson Jr. filed a petition for dissolution of marriage citing "irreconcilable differences."
Both Jacksons pleaded guilty in August 2013 to schemes related to misuse of a congressional campaign fund. Each was sentenced to prison for diverting $750,000 in campaign funds to personal use from 2005 to 2012.
A judge allowed staggered sentences so one parent could remain with the couple's two minor children. The 51-year-old Jesse Jackson Jr. served 23 months of a 30-month sentence. The 53-year-old Sandi Jackson was sentenced to one year.
