Federal investigators with the Mine Safety Health Administration are asking people to avoid Gordon F. Moore Park due to mine subsidence.

“It’s scary,” Seantra Vaughn said. “If it can happen there, there’s no telling how many places in the park it can happen too.”

As scary as the situation may seem, the Illinois State Geological Survey says more than 330,000 homes spread out across 201,000 acres are in close proximity to active or old mine works.
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