Jesse Jackson hospitalized

Rev. Jesse Jackson was being treated Thursday in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after falling ill.

Jackson told the Tribune during a morning telephone interview he had stomach pains, but the pains were subsiding. "I have high regard for these doctors," Jackson said.

Doctors told him he has viral gastroenteritis but are conducting more tests, he said.

A spokeswoman for Jackson could not confirm reports of his condition and said she wasn't sure if and when Jackson would be released.

When reached again by the Tribune in his hospital room later Thursday, Jackson declined comment about his condition.

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