With all eyes on the U.S. Supreme Court as it weighs whether or not the Trump administration can deploy the National Guard to Illinois, Loop business owners worry a bigger federal presence could scare off their customers and workers.

“I’m not seeing troops marching down Wacker Drive yet, but I do feel there is an increasing sense of anxiety,” said Donna Lee, founder of Brown Bag Seafood Co., which operates seven Chicago restaurants.

Other downtown restaurants have already seen lower foot traffic and staff not showing up to work, said Brad Alaoui, chief operating officer of Roanoke Hospitality, which runs five restaurants in River North and the Loop, including The Roanoke at 135 W. Madison St.

“We’ve had a lot of staff call off,” he said. Restaurants are already more vulnerable because b

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