President Obama told 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft in an interview that will run Sunday that he will not authorize the release of photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse taken to prove his death and remain classified. more ›

Fulfilling a promise he made during the 2008 presidential campaign, President Obama announced around 10:30 CST that al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed in a raid. A crowd of people gathered outside the White House while the President made his remarks in celebration. bin Laden's death comes nearly ten years after the September 2001 terrorist attacks catapulted him to the ranks of one of the world's most wanted men and a political bogeyman in America. The body of bin Laden was later buried at sea. more ›

• The taxi driver charged with aiding Al-Qaeda must remain in jail but was granted a hearing at which the feds must reveal some of the evidence against him.
• The state is moving forward on an effort to privatize the lottery.
• Downtown's IBM Building and the Andersonville Commercial Historic District neighborhood were added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Police Supt. Jody Weis is looking to overhaul the Chicago Police Department as the Department faces an officer shortage and a rise in crime. It's not the first time Weis has shaken things up at the CDP HQ; he stirred the pot shortly after his appointment by replacing many district commanders with his own choices. First, Weis wants to add two new assistant superintendents, one for administration and one for operations. Both would answer directly to the Superintendent. Current first deputy superintendent Jimmy Jackson would become assistant superintendent of operations. Weis had previously taken Jackson's oversight of merit promotions and assigned that to civilian Ted O’Keefe who is currently the deputy superintendent of administrative services. The new assistant superintendent of administration would be O'Keefe's supervisor. Whew. more ›

Chicagoist has seen its share of the stupid this week, but there’s always enough stupid to go around with a little bit left over. There’s not much left over, but we do what we can. There’s always next week. more ›

You can't keep those Londoners down. more ›

Increased airport security measures for humans are fine and dandy, but what’s being done about terrorists of the avian variety? We'll tell you. Nothing! It’s so typical of a government that refuses to think outside the box in this new type of war. Al Qaeda will not strike the same way twice. That goose ran itself into that plane’s jet engine pretty easily. What’s next you ask? Not bombing the El, not remote control helicopters, not crop-dusting the nation with anthrax--it’s bomb strapped birds. We Americans have been oppressing birds for far too long. They are willing Qaeda recruits ready to die for the cause. Shit. We better call Tom Ridge. (Thanks Sam!) more ›