New Orleans & Detroit are barren hell-holes, there is no way to make a serious profit in either of those "cities", legal or illegal. Chicago is a booming mega-metropolis, third largest city in the U.S., & American's haven for organized crime & corrupt politics.
Family Secrets barely put a fuckin dent in the Outfit, & the FBI is a complete joke. They've never had solid intel on the Outfit, ever. Most of them are as confused as you people or taking bribes from them.
I'll phrase it however I want to phrase it. I'm a Chicagoan, I'm speaking for all of us in the way that we carry ourselves. We aren't loud & obnoxious like our East Coast counterparts, we're keep-to-ourselves gentlemen here, there is no need to flaunt. As far as the Outfit goes, they are Chicagoans as well & operate just as such. They're obviously doing a wonderful job, as they seem to have 99% of the general public completely confused.
