South Holland teacher sues River North nightclub, saying bouncer beat her for no reason

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A River North nightclub is coming under fire, after a south suburban teacher says she was beaten by one of the bouncers for no reason at all.

She's now suing the nightclub, which, as it turns out, is already being investigated by the city.

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According to the city, the nightclub in question has been operating under a revoked liquor license while their appeal is processed. It's not clear why that license was revoked to begin with. But, this lawsuit, filed against them and the security company they subcontract, only adds to their troubles.

In the light of day, it would be easy to mistake a non-descript River North building located at Ontario and Franklin streets for an unoccupied address.

By night, however, 215 W. Ontario St. houses a popular nightclub known as LITE, or Bevy. It was there on June 29, a South Holland teacher says she was violently assaulted, not by a fellow patron, but by one of the security guards, as she and her friends attempted to leave the club.

"I remember him saying, 'you all want to leave so bad you can leave.' And he body-slammed my friend, and I'm like, 'OMG.' I remember him body-slamming me, and everything got dizzy. And he started punching me in my face with no remorse," Adaeze Watkins said.

Pictures taken in the aftermath of the alleged beating show Watkins' injuries. She's still dealing with some now.

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"I was real dizzy for a few days, and very sensitive to light. Inside my eye there were burst blood vessels. They did X-rays and stuff, but I'm still going to a neurologist to check everything out because my vision is different," Watkins said.

Attorney Cannon Lambert is representing her.

"This is happening multiple times at this place. And they're doing nothing. They're doing nothing. There's a security guard. There is a security agency, and there is a company that are all complicit in what happened," Lambert said.

Watkins insists the attack was unprovoked, saying she and her friends called police in the aftermath, filing a report. It is not clear whether the bouncer, who ABC7 Chicago will not name because he was not charged, still works at LITE.

Neither the security company nor the nightclub could be reached for comment.

"The other security guards didn't stop him. Instead, they form a wall to prevent others from stopping the bouncer that was beating her. If that's their training that's a problem," Lambert said.

As for the nightclub's liquor license, an appeal hearing was held on July 10. That appeal is still pending.