Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran has eked out a win in the Republican primary race for an open Illinois Supreme Court seat.
Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran is the Republican nominee for an open Illinois Supreme Court seat. In November, Curran will face Democratic primary winner Elizabeth"Liz" Rochford, a Lake County associate judge, for the vacant 2nd District seat.
Curran served as the sheriff in Lake County for 12 years and tried unsuccessfully to take Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat in 2020. A former federal and local prosecutor, he was rated “not recommended” for the state’s highest court by the Illinois State Bar Association. Two of Curran’s primary opponents, Shanes and sitting 2nd District Appellate Judge Susan Hutchinson, were rated “highly recommended” for the post.
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