“Dead on the floor, face down, exit wound through the top of the skull — .32… A dillinger? It seems like whoever did this was shorter than him by a long shot.”

Deputy Meyer and Officer Polansky grimaced at the half-naked, ivory-white body. Not a good look to stumble upon something like this Bronzeville. They fixed themselves on the girl gazing on absently in the corner of the dingy studio apartment, overwhelmed with shock; she had probably never seen a man die before.

“Alright, lady.” Meyer spoke softly, “We gotta take you back to the precinct for questioning. I hope you know who this fella was.”

She gave no answer, so they prepared their cuffs.

Days of intense investigation by the Chicago PD revealed no substantive information regarding Mayor Daley’s death. Mafia-related, almost certainly, but no gun, no sight of the killer, and the goomah — the only witness — was unresponsive to all requests for information; she claimed to have seen nothing, as it was completely dark. The press was quick to catch onto Daley’s mysterious demise, and the nation was sent into chaos after it was revealed he had been courting a young African-American woman for years, only stopped by a gunshot to the back of the head by an unknown assailant. The endless corruption and mishandling of the city had finally left the people without a leader, and anti-government riots soon erupted throughout the entire nation, extending even to McArthur's Indiana, Michigan, and Arizona.

An heir to Daley’s throne was not yet established, leaving the country without concrete leadership. De-facto control passed to the city council, who were unsure how to continue Daley’s extended territories of Chicago. Everything was utter chaos, and it seems as though there is little help for Chicago to recover.

[Chicago is made an NPC. gains 43 unrest. All cities set to Restless. Policing set to Corrupt. ALL TRADES WITH CHICAGO MUST BE ENDED IN 2 YEARS]

[Michigan gains 37 unrest, and Arizona gains 21 unrest. All countries allied to Chicago suffer a 6-10% GDPPC debuff. These are effective for 2 years or until players find a better solution for handling the riots.]

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