The Rev. Jesse Jackson met with Gov. Bruce Rauner to discuss violence and other issues in Illinois cities. Jackson says he asked for the sit-down in Chicago because it's a new political season with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office.
The Chicago civil rights leader says Illinois' governor should be part of the equation to remedy the spike in Chicago violence and overlapping issues like poverty.
There were over 750 homicides in Chicago last year. That's the most in nearly two decades and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.
Jackson calls it Illinois' "shameful urban crisis." He says he's developing a plan, including ideas for creating jobs. He says he'll share it with the first-term Republican governor.
