Chicago looks kind of different today.

Okay, it looks a lot different.

The most noticeable thing would probably be the large circus tent in the middle of Lincoln Park. The noise of elephants stomping, lions roaring, emus mooing, and -Skittles- hawking stolen underwear have drawn a curious crowd into and around the big top. In the center ring stands Sidious in a bright red cloak with gold trim, cracking a whip into the air to get the crowd's attention.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Windy City Carnival--a weeklong extravaganza brought to you by the citizens of Chicago! Throughout the week, keep your eyes out for contests and events announced on the streets. We'll also be hosting one of our famous Crackdown Challenges every night and giving away 1 million dollars to a random mobster on the streets of Chicago every day!"

As Sidious cracks his whip again and steps down from his pedestal, Kizzy and Silhouette come riding out on white horses, juggling sparklers and swords. In one swift movement, he swings himself onto Kizzy's horse, almost knocking her off. He spurs the horse out of the tent, howling in pain as a sparkler drops onto his lap. Silhouette catches her own swords and sparklers to applause before calling out to the audience.

"And keep an eye out on The Darkside's changing suits--we'll have a different theme every day!"

Kizzy hops off the horse shortly after leaving the tent, letting Sidious go to search for something to extinguish his pants. She dumps her props into a bucket and skips happily to a nearby stall, pulling a tarp off to reveal a large sign with bright lettering:

Kizzy's Facepainting

For this week, and this week only, I'll be offering free facepainting services to anyone who asks! Take a look at two of my very happy clients, Godmother Aurora and Don Sidious!

If you'd like your face painted, merely send me a mobmail with any special instructions you'd like, or let me have free reign with my artistic abilities!

The first million dollar winner during The Windy City Carnival is Dexter_. He was not only active in city events today, but in the business district as well.

Your accountant makes note that $1,000,000 has been wired to Dexter_ from your account.

Congratulations, Dexter_, and enjoy that million dollar prize! Thanks for spending time with us today in Chicago!

The million dollar winner for June 20th was -Tony_Gambieno.

Your accountant makes note that $1,000,000 has been wired to -Tony_Gambieno from your account.

Congratulations!

Tony walks up "Thank you Mr Sidious i will put this to good use" and then Tony turns an exits stage left.

The million dollar winner for June 21st was Toni_Sipriani.

Your accountant makes note that $1,000,000 has been wired to Toni_Sipriani from your account.

Congratulations!

I too have been a customer of Kizzy's face painting. In fact, she went one further, and even attempted this strange phenomenon of 'coloring my hair'. She promised me a lighter shade of blonde than I already was, and it turned out orange.

Orange.

Either way, I've enjoyed the carnival immensely thus far. Thank you very much, Chicago, for your generosity!

The million dollar winner for June 22nd was BlackHandRourke.

Your accountant makes note that $1,000,000 has been wired to BlackHandRourke from your account.

Congratulations!

roll up! roll up!

this is one might carny you have, pitch me a beer and throw me a hoop!

roll up! roll up!

Thanks sidious!

The million dollar winner for June 23rd was violet.

Your accountant makes note that $1,000,000 has been wired to violet from your account.

Congratulations!

wow....i woke up and became rich...must have dream money grew on trees...then pick some of them

The million dollar winner for July 24th (yes, I have been an idiot all week and thought it was June) was Scarface_.

Your accountant makes note that $1,000,000 has been wired to Scarface_ from your account.

Congratulations!

It's nice to see such an amazing carnival and one that did so much for the people of your fair city. Will it happen again?