JOLIET, IL - A woman who contends she suffered vicious dog bites from a pit bull back on Sept. 11, 2015 is now proceeding with a civil lawsuit in Will County Circuit Court.

Kristi Avery brought forward the lawsuit this month, using The Vrdolyak Law Group in Chicago. The lawsuit names Kathleen McGeoghegan as the defendant and asks for a monetary judgment in excess of $50,000, as well as legal costs.

McGeoghegan owned a pit bull at the time and Kristi Avery at a property in the 24900 block of South Scheer Road in Monee, according to the suit.