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"Until I have people kind of tapping me on the shoulder requesting that we open, right now, I have not." Viviano relies on a security system of cameras, and overnight members can only gain access through one door.

Viviano said there haven't been any problems and he isn't worried someone will steal his weights.

"Well, not unless they've got a hydraulic lift to lift all of this heavy equipment here," he said.

"They can only go in and out one door.

Otherwise, the alarm goes off and there are surveillance cameras." A state statute, The Physical Fitness Medical Emergency Preparedness Act, requires that those fitness centers that staff employees for 24 hours a day must also have training in CPR and automated electronic But according to Illinois Department of Public Health spokesman Melaney Arnold, Viviano's business is exempt from the statute because his business doesn't staff someone around the clock.

Contact reporter Will Buss at wbuss@bnd.com or 345-7822, ext.

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