In Andersonville - on Friday, 9/7/2007

That's great news! I'm glad Andersonville will keep it's lovely gym...

minicooper on Friday, 9/7/2007

I am so glad to hear that the gym will reopen. No matter what happened, there is no other facility like it in the Chicagoland area.

bwana on Friday, 9/7/2007

That sounds great but I am very skeptical. Why should I trust Cheetah again after it has just hurt me?

Burned too on Friday, 9/7/2007

I'll give it a chance. I've heard Wilshire will no longer be associated with the gym. I think his limited partners took possesion and are reopening while they try to sell.

No way on Friday, 9/7/2007

David Wilshire has again proven that he has no class. I read his letter on the Cheetah website and am stunned that he can claim to be the victim of the people that he has employed and to show no responsibility for his inability to effectively run a business and serve his members. My guess is that Cheetah is better off without him.

skeptical on Saturday, 9/8/2007

David Wilshire has proven time and again that he is not to be trusted. Unless and until I get some real evidence showing that this is going to be a completely differently run gym from now on, they can kiss my membership goodbye.

Neighborhood Guy on Saturday, 9/8/2007

Reports are that the bank/backers stepped in. Don't know if the report about Wilshire being taken away in an ambulance the night he did this are true.

SpongeBobSquarePants on Saturday, 9/8/2007

I don't understand why everyone feels so personally offended by this situation. Whatever happened here was certainly strange, but not likely directed at any one person in particular. Just ask for a refund from new management for the days that they were not in operation for September. If Cheetah really was taken over by the bank and/or limited partners, then new management should be happy to provide the credit in order to save the franchise. If not, then they will likely do nothing other than create a boom in membership for the Crunch and XSport clubs on North. As for David: Who is this guy? What does everyone really know about him? I'll tell you that I know nothing about him. Nor do I care to know anything about him. Additionally, I'll bet that the overwhelming majority of the members also know close to nothing about him. We should care about this guy only to the extent that he either opens the gym again, or gets the hell out of the way. Bottom line is this; the members simply want one thing - a good, reliable health club that is located close to their homes or work. It matters not if David (or even Scooby Doo) runs the place so long as the club is run at a high level and the members do not have money taken from them.

Lisa on Saturday, 9/8/2007

I'm not sure why this is such a hot topic...it was a crappy, overpriced gym in the first place!

Steve on Sunday, 9/9/2007

the owner of the sweat shop gym on broadway bought the gyms

Burned Too on Sunday, 9/9/2007

The owner of Sweat Shop nothing to do with them reopening. He may be negotiating to buy, but has not done so. There are many legal issues to sort out before the bank can sell them. Here's the Sunday Trib story.

Cheetah Gyms to reopen under bank management

Tribune staff report

September 9, 2007

Days after members arrived at neighborhood Cheetah Gyms to find locked doors and signs indicating that the gym would be closed indefinitely, the three locations in Chicago are reopening under new management.

Jim on Sunday, 9/9/2007

They should rename it

Queen of Soul on Friday, 9/14/2007

Say what you will, and plenty has been said, but the Cheetah chain is in itself an amazing accomplishment, and I actually think Mr. Wilshire has a tremendous amount to be proud of. Few people who work steady 9 to 5 jobs can understand the complexities and demands of running a small business, let alone something on the scale of Cheetah Gym. This girl has had more comebacks than Cher, and I don't think she should be counted out quite yet!....

Will on Tuesday, 10/2/2007

They robbed me and continuied my account without telling me they re-opened. No class at all. I'm extremely upset with them!