We begin this morning with three of them: Democratic incumbent Senator Dick Durbin, Republican Mark Curran and Independent Candidate Willie Wilson.
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Durbin was first elected to the Senate in 1996. Before that, Durbin served 14 years in the US House.
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Mark Curran He served as the Lake County Sheriff for 12 years. Curran's career also includes time in the Lake County state's attorney's office.
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Curran also prosecuted street gangs as Chief of the Gang Crimes Bureau for former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan.
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Independent candidate Willie Wilson is a Chicago businessman who previously ran for Mayor and President of the United States.
Wilson owns a medical supply company and launched a popular gospel music show.