• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Irish America

Irish America

Irish America

  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • IRISH AMERICA TEAM
  • IN THIS ISSUE
  • HALL OF FAME
  • THE LISTS
    • BUSINESS 100
    • HALL OF FAME
    • HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 50
    • WALL STREET 50
  • LIBRARY
  • TRAVEL
  • EVENTS

Phillip Spiwak

Illinois Politician Changes Name to Sound More Irish

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by 1 Comment

The former Phillip Spiwak, a Polish American attorney who unsuccessfully ran for a judicial position in Illinois’s Will County as a Republican in 2010, has a new identity in hopes of boosting his turnout in this year’s race. In addition to a party change – he is now running as a Democrat for a vacancy in Cook County’s 13th judicial subcircuit – the name voters will be presented … [Read more...] about Illinois Politician Changes Name to Sound More Irish

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Featured Podcast

News from the Irish Post

  • Arrival of three ‘magnificent’ lions marks conservation milestone at Belfast Zoo

    THREE young lions have arrived at Belfast Zoo just months after two lionesses died at the site. T...

  • President Connolly praises ‘inextricable links’ between Ireland and Australia

    PRESIDENT Catherine Connolly has praised the “inextricable links” between Ireland and Australia w...

  • Renewed appeal over missing Irishwoman Deirdre Jacob

    AN appeal for information has been issued 28 years after a young Irish woman was last seen near h...

  • Hundreds of children join celebration honouring Ireland’s ‘greatest athlete’

    HUNDREDS of children took part in an athletics events held in honour of Irish middle distance run...

July 28, 1769

Sir Hudson Lowe, an Anglo-Irish soldier, was born on this day in his mother’s native city of Galway in 1769. Hudson’s father, John Lowe, was an army surgeon, so much of his childhood was spent in various garrison towns; particularly in the West Indies. In 1787, he entered his father’s regiment. Lowe is best known for his time as Governor of the colony of St. Helena and as the “gaoler” for Napoleon Bonaparte.

Footer

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletter

Additional

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2026 · IrishAmerica Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in