From the Chicago Sun-Times: Attorney Jacob Meister will pull out of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Sunday and throw his support to State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Meister said tonight. “Alexi is well ahead in the polls,’’ Meister said. “He’s going be our party’s nominee and I think we need[Read More…]
Month: January 2010
Police: Park Forest Woman Still Missing
Dana Hayes Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Dana Hayes, the Park Forest mother who was reported missing from her home on Monday, January 25, 2010, has still not been located. Police released a statement Saturday with pictures of Ms. Hayes’ automobile, a 2005 Silver Kia, Illinois License A273099, which was found in[Read More…]
UN Food Agency Begins Major Scale Up of Aid to Earthquake Victims in Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 January 2010 – Characterizing the emergency relief operation in Haiti ¬- struck by a 7.0-magnitude tremor on 12 January – as the most complex ever faced by the agency, Ms. Sheeran said that the 16 fixed sites are an important step towards achieving food stability. The United Nations[Read More…]
Helping Haiti’s Orphaned and Separated Children Find Their Families
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – Rodrigue wipes away his tears and carries on talking. It’s an astounding act of bravery for the 12-year-old Haitian boy, who saw his parents die in the 12 January earthquake here. He’s telling UNICEF aid workers how he survived the quake and ended up at[Read More…]
UNICEF Overcomes Logistical Challenges to Help Hundreds of Thousands in Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – More than two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, UNICEF’s emergency relief effort is reaching hundreds of thousands of survivors. As of last night, 13 planes had brought health, nutrition, and water-and-sanitation supplies to Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic. Aid was slow at[Read More…]
Return from Haiti: UNICEF Staffer Reflects on the Children’s Emergency
PANAMA CITY, Panama–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – After a week in Port-au-Prince immediately following the earthquake, it was time for me to return home. Entering the city had been an ordeal; leaving was just as stressful. Hundreds of Haitians were crowding the airport’s entrance, pushing and cajoling the US marines posted[Read More…]
Haiti: UN Calls for Donors to Back $700 Million Agricultural Recovery Plan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – The United Nations today urged international donors to fund a $700 million plan to rebuild Haiti’s critical agricultural sector, the cornerstone of the Government’s strategy to get the country back on its feet after the catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck on 12 January. The investment is[Read More…]
Chicago FBI: Homer Glen Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested After Chase
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was joined today by Paul J. Kaupas, Will County Sheriff, in announcing the arrest of a Manteno, Illinois man for the armed robbery yesterday of the Palos Bank and Trust branch, located[Read More…]
UN Death Toll From Haitian Earthquake Climbs to 84
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – The number of United Nations staff killed in this month’s earthquake in Haiti has reached 84, while another 15 personnel remained unaccounted for, nearly three weeks after the disaster. The toll, based on UN figures as of this morning, comprises 40 civilian staff who worked[Read More…]
For UN Staff in Haiti, Finding Solace in Work
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – Even before this month’s earthquake, Port-au-Prince could be a difficult place to work. Now, with half the city destroyed, 1 million residents displaced and the stress from frequent aftershocks, there are new challenges to working in the Haitian capital. And yet some United Nations staff members[Read More…]
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