Pro-Israel group’s donors and affiliates pour $13.7 million into Chicago-area primaries

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Feb. 27, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 27, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/politics/2026/02/27/aipac-pro-israel-groups-chicago-area-democratic-congressional-primaries-miller-conyears-ervin-bean-fine

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When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee reached out to Democratic congressional candidate Jeff Cohen in November, he was open to talking about the group’s potential support in his run for retiring U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s seat. Cohen, an economist from Evanston, says he supports the U.S...