Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress

Newly re-elected Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. has submitted a letter of resignation to House Speaker John Boehner. Jackson is shown here with his wife Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, and their children Jessica, 12, and Jesse III, 8, thanking supporters at his election night party in Chicago after his Democratic primary win over challenger, former Rep. Debbie Halvorson, in the Illinois' 2nd District. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)