Urban League President Cheryle Jackson is officially in the race for the U.S. Senate from Illinois in 2010.

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In Chicago’s African-American community, Cheryle Jackson is often lavished with praise for rejuvenating the Urban League organization. In only three years, Jackson, 44, shifted the institution’s focus from civil rights and social service to economic development. How that success translates into a statewide political campaign will be the story.

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