To be assumed, I mean, shit this is the sorta financial/business, "bottom line" kinda thing that works as an easy metaphor to the civilian (pun intended) business world. Other than some great tidbits of Chicago Mob history, there's much discern as to whether or not this is harming the overall family.

To be honest, I've become more and more modest of how I perceive the day to day actions of the Chicago Mob. It's essentially a street operation, a la the Philly Guys, but differs in the fact that Chicago, in my eyes, is far less involved in street, or "gangster" type activity. Think bookmaking and connected loan sharking, not drug dealing and hanging out at social clubs or cafes. Call it a Midwestern niceness thing.