CHICAGO – Last week, the Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ published an investigation into millions of dollars flowing from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) into the campaigns and allied super PACs of four Illinois congressional candidates: Donna Miller (IL-2), Melissa Conyears-Ervin (IL-7), Melissa Bean (IL-8), and Laura Fine (IL-9). Then, on Saturday, the United States and Israel went to war with Iran, with AIPAC's full-throated support.

Since the war began, all four AIPAC-backed candidates have issued vague statements of general disapproval, but none have answered the simple question: given AIPAC's relentless Iran warmongering, do you disavow its support of your campaign?

Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC-endorsed candidates Robert Peters (IL-2), Anthony Driver Jr. (IL-7), Junaid Ahmed (IL-8), and Daniel Biss (IL-9) responded with a joint statement:

"Donald Trump has dragged us into an unnecessary and illegal regime change war fully backed by AIPAC. Here in Chicagoland, four AIPAC-funded candidates are trying to hide that support while dodging straightforward questions. In a time of war, clarity is not optional. Will these candidates finally and unequivocally reject AIPAC's pro-war agenda?"