Chicago couple trying to get deposit back for wedding venue after West Town brewery closes suddenly

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago couple is trying to get their deposit back for a wedding venue after a brewery in West Town closed suddenly.

The Logan Square couple says Great Central Brewing Company never contacted to let them know it was shutting down, nor have they gotten their deposit back.

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Grace O'Leary said she woke up to a message from her friend saying the wedding venue she and her fiancé booked for the fall was closed.

"I was just like, okay, maybe they're just closed for the day, maybe for the week, right?" O'Leary said. "Like, you don't believe that that is something that's gonna happen that a venue you book, it's just going to not tell you that they're closing and take your money and kind of leave you high and dry."

But when she tried to contact Great Central Brewing Company...

"Their website is down," O'Leary said. "Their phone number. You ring, you call it, and it just goes to nowhere. It's been disconnected."

Grace and her fiancé Samuel had put down a $5,400 deposit last July for their November wedding.

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"It feels so violating to just kind of be, like, robbed of your money, basically, especially for something that's like, such a big day," O'Leary said. "And we put so much planning into."

But now the venue sits empty with a sign on the door saying the "Tap room is closed for a post holiday break."

It's unclear when the brewery shut down, but according to the Illinois Secretary of State's website, the West Town brewery was listed as NGS, or "Not Good Standing," since February.

The Logan Square couple says they are grateful there is time to find a new venue, but not much time.

"I have to laugh, because if I don't laugh, I'll start crying, and that's not going to be helpful," O'Leary said. "And I know it'll be okay. We'll get it worked out. But it is just like, what? Like, who does this?"

ABC7 made attempts to reach out to the business, the owner and their attorney, but has have not yet received a response for comment.