A missing 73-year-old man last seen Friday in Winter Park, has been located, according to police.

Illinois 1 year after Alton sinkhole, a look at repair progress at Gordon Moore Park “I’m hopeful a year from now there will be major progress,” Mayor David Goins said.

ALTON, Ill. — One year after a sinkhole closed Gordon Moore Park for more than a month the soccer fields remain closed, but Alton Mayor David Goins says progress is on the way.

This legislation, sponsored by State Assemblyman Christian Barranco, R-Morris, would allow local governments to also use it to repair abandoned mineshafts and sinkholes on roads they own.

ALTON, Ill. – It’s been one year since a giant sinkhole opened up at a soccer field in Alton, Illinois. The city of Alton immediately closed Gordon Moore Park when the sinkhole occurred.

ALTON, Ill. – It’s been one year since a giant sinkhole opened up at a soccer field in Alton, Illinois. The city of Alton immediately closed Gordon Moore Park when the sinkhole occurred.

Though the hole looks like a pond today, there's hope that kids could be playing there within the next year.

A massive sinkhole at Alton’s Gordon Moore Park forced sports teams and summer camps to relocate, but programs continue despite challenges.

A year after the Alton sinkhole, Gordon Moore Park fields are still closed as officials discuss repairs and future safety plans.