CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 31, 2025--
VASA Fitness, one of the largest high-value, low-price operators of fitness clubs in the U.S., announced the grand opening of its newest location at 6120 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The public grand opening celebration will take place Saturday, November 1, beginning at 8 a.m., and marks VASA’s seventh Illinois club. Additional locations are coming to Matteson and Rockford before year-end, further expanding VASA’s commitment to providing inclusive, innovative, and affordable fitness experiences across the state.
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At over 58,400 square feet, the new Crystal Lake club offers VASA’s signature mix of high-energy workouts, boutique-style STUDIO classes, and premium recovery amenities, all at an affordable price. The club features all three of VASA’s STUDIO formats:
Members can complement their workouts with VASA’s broad range of amenities, including an expansive cardio deck, free weights, performance lifting area, strength and functional training zones, indoor pool, sauna, steam room, and hot tub. The club also offers an InBody scanner for tracking progress, group fitness classes, half-court basketball, massage lounge, red light therapy, and add-on options such as personal training and KidCare.
To celebrate the grand opening, VASA is hosting a community event on November 1 featuring a live DJ, coffee truck, group fitness classes, door prizes, a photo booth, and product samples from partners.
Beyond opening a new fitness destination in Crystal Lake, VASA is creating approximately 75 new career opportunities for local residents who are passionate about fitness, service, and helping others live healthier, happier lives.
“Every new club is an opportunity to make fitness more inclusive and energizing for the communities we serve,” said Rich Nelsen, Chief Executive Officer of VASA Fitness. “We’re thrilled to bring our signature STUDIO experiences and welcoming environment to Crystal Lake and continue expanding access to affordable, premium fitness across Illinois.”
With memberships starting at just $14.99 per month, VASA Crystal Lake provides everything members need to train, recover, and feel their best, all in one vibrant, affordable space.
Learn more at vasafitness.com or visit the new Crystal Lake location to experience VASA firsthand.
About VASA Fitness
VASA Fitness is a high-value, low-price operator of fitness clubs and one of the top 20 largest health club operators in the U.S. VASA’s mission is to uplift everyone through fun, innovative, and affordable fitness. With more than 60 operating locations across Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Nebraska, VASA delivers an unmatched value proposition, offering full-service fitness experiences for as low as $14.99/month. Members enjoy top-of-the-line equipment, boutique-style STUDIO classes, expert personal training, and on-trend recovery experiences — all within a welcoming, inclusive community. VASA has been certified as a Great Place to Work® for three consecutive years and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
New VASA Fitness in Crystal Lake, IL
CAIRO (AP) — Mediators moved closer Wednesday to extending the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and restarting negotiations to salvage the fragile truce before it expires next week.
The U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and renewed Iranian threats have imperiled the week-old agreement, but regional officials said Wednesday they were making progress, telling The Associated Press that the United States and Iran had given an “in principle agreement” to extend it to allow for more diplomacy.
Before the two-week ceasefire expires on April 22, mediators are pushing for a compromise on three main sticking points that derailed direct talks last weekend — Iran’s nuclear program, the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for wartime damages — according to one of the regional officials who is involved in mediation efforts.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.
World leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that revived talks in the upcoming days were likely.
The fighting has killed at least 3,000 people in Iran, more than 2,100 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in Gulf Arab states. Thirteen U.S. service members have also been killed.
The war, now in its seventh week, has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have torn through military and civilian infrastructure across the region. Oil prices fell on hopes for an end to fighting on Wednesday, and U.S. stocks surged close to records set in January.
Yet whether the fragile ceasefire would hold appeared increasingly uncertain as the U.S. pressed ahead with its blockade, which threatens to sever Iran from economic lifelines it has relied on since the war began nearly seven weeks ago.
“I think they want to make a deal very badly,” Trump said in an excerpt from an interview with Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” scheduled to air Wednesday morning. He added: “I view it as very close to over.”
A U.S. official said Tuesday that fresh talks with Iran were still under discussion and that nothing has been scheduled. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss sensitive negotiations.
Muhammad Aurangzeb, Pakistan’s finance minister, told The Associated Press that “our leadership is not giving up” on efforts to help the U.S. and Iran end the conflict.
U.S. Central Command said Tuesday no ships made it past the blockade in the first 24 hours, while six merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around and reenter Iranian waters.
The blockade is intended to pressure Iran, which has exported millions of barrels of oil, mostly to Asia, since the war began Feb. 28. Much of it has likely been carried by so-called dark transits that evade sanctions and oversight, providing cash that’s been vital to keeping Iran running.
Tankers approaching the strait Monday turned around shortly after the blockade took effect, though one reversed course again and transited the waterway.
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic, with most commercial vessels avoiding the waterway. Tehran's effective closure of the strait, through which a fifth of global oil transits in peacetime, has sent oil prices skyrocketing, pushing up the cost of gasoline, food and other basic goods far beyond the Middle East.
Meanwhile, Israel pressed ahead with its aerial and ground war in Lebanon. The country's National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, include near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled fighters with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
The fighting continued after Israeli and Lebanese officials concluded their first direct talks in decades. Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said the two countries are “on the same side of the equation” in “liberating Lebanon” from Hezbollah. Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad called Tuesday's meeting “constructive” but urged an end to the fighting. Since March, that war has displaced more than 1 million people in Lebanon.
Israel and Lebanon have technically been at war since Israel was established in 1948, and Lebanon remains deeply divided over diplomatic engagement with Israel.
Metz reported from Ramallah, West Bank and Ahmed from Islamabad.
A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf towards Dubai port as seen from Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo)
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter speaks with reporters outside of the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A volunteer flips a burnt book amid the debris of a residential building that, according to the authorities, was damaged on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, in southeastern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A veiled woman walks through a mass grave where civilians and Hezbollah fighters killed by Israeli airstrikes are temporarily buried in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Residents gesture and point toward damage as they stand near charred cars at the site of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last Wednesday in central Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
