Illinois news

Annual industry event, the Global Wellness Summit (GWS), is headed to the Scottish coastal town of St Andrews in 2024. The 18th edition of the ... More

A study from the University of Illinois has found that when teenage girls (age 15-18) take part in more moderate and vigorous physical activity each ... More

Spa operator and bathroom fixtures company Kohler Co has announced the death of its executive chair Herbert Vollrath Kohler Jr. The 83-year-old passed away on ... More

It's been revealed that SoulCycle's recent decision to close around 20 of its 82 studios will see the brand pulling out of the Canadian market, ... More

Bathroom fixtures company Kohler has unveiled its redesigned and expanded Kohler Waters Spa in Burr Ridge, Chicago. The hydrotherapy spa now encompasses 14,000sq ft (1,300 ... More

The US fitness industry is mobilising to support the Gym Mitigation and Survival (GYMs) Act, which could provide up to US$30bn in grants to health ... More

Children aged between 4 and 6 who have better cardiorespiratory health than their peers also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain ... More

The pandemic cost the US visitor attractions an estimated US$23bn in economic losses during 2020, while the sector also suffered job losses five times larger ... More

The iconic Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago is among the city's fitness facilities which have been able to keep their doors open to members – ... More

The battle to save the hard-hit US health and fitness industry continue, with US congressmen Mike Quigley and Brian Fitzpatrick, introducing a new Health and ... More

Kohler has opened its fifth spa in Chicago. The Kohler Waters Spa Lincoln Park has a 20,000sq ft spa, designed to leverage the healing powers ... More

The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, US on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The ... More

The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust has announced plans to build a visitor centre at the architect’s former home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois. Set ... More

Three-time National Basketball Association (NBA) Champion Draymond Green has opened his first Blink Fitness gym in Warren, Michigan. The 29-year-old Green, who currently plays for ... More

The design for the new Kohler Waters Spa in Chicago at Lincoln Common will feature natural elements and celebrate the therapeutic and rejuvenating power of ... More

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has selected the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and KOO to plan its US$95m (€85.1m, £75m) Center for ... More

The 1000M South Michigan property in Chicago, Illinois is set to become the first residential building in the US to introduce a Himalayan Salt Room. ... More

Six Flags’ latest financial figures for Q3 2018 show continued growth across the board, with uplifts in revenue and net income on the same period ... More

Six Flags is taking up ownership of another waterpark, adding the Magic Waters Waterpark in Cherry Valley, Illinois, to its growing portfolio. Starting in Q1 ... More

A raft of new, “terrifying” mazes will open at Universal Studios Florida as part of the attraction’s Halloween Horror Nights event. Based on the fourth ... More

“No one is taking the issue of climate change seriously enough," US landscape architect Martha Schwartz has said, in an exclusive interview with CLADmag. “It's ... More

Fitness equipment giant Life Fitness has made a trio of appointments as the business prepares to spin off from its parent company Brunswick. The recruits ... More

US-based manufacturing conglomerate Brunswick has announced plans to spin off its fitness business, forming an independent, standalone, publicly traded company called FitnessCo. The move will ... More

National Basketball Association (NBA) star Draymond Green has revealed plans to become a fitness entrepreneur, after signing a franchise deal with New York, US-based chain ... More

Great Wolf, which is scheduled to open new resorts in Georgia and Illinois later this year, has announced it’s working on a new indoor waterpark ... More