Where's the best place to work out? Which fitness place has what you like in terms of equipment, facilities, cleanliness, atmosphere, general quality and choices of classes and types of workout?

Patch wants to know--we're running the ultimate Readers’ Choice contest. While we’ve done similar contests in the past, this one includes businesses from Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Park Ridge and Des Plaines. Our 2012 winner will even receive an award for having the best gym in town. On a side note, we’ve also fixed our voting mechanism, meaning people can no longer manipulate the system.

To vote, simply login to your Patch account and select the business that you think has the best product. That’s it. Voting ends Aug. 17, at 5:00 p.m.

Patch readers nominated all the following businesses and the nomination period is now closed. It’s time to pick a winner, folks.