Education
Illinois Institute of Technology.
Illinois Institute of Technology.
Curran began his career a state prosecutor in Lake County in 1990, rising to Senior Felony Prosecutor. He then served as a prosecutor with the Illinois Attorney General from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, Curran went into private practice, concentrating in civil and criminal litigation.
Curran has been outspoken in his call for prison reform for Illinois, including faith based programming in prisons.
In August 2008, Curran made national news when he voluntarily spent a week in the Lake County On December 15, 2008 Curran announced that he was switching from the Democratic to Republican Party, calling his decision a "matter of conscience." Curran stated that the scandals of Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich played a role in his decision to switch parties.