Citizens Against Longwall Mining

Deer Run Mine

We are a group of central Illinois residents who have been fighting the Deer Run Coal Mine in Hillsboro, IL since 2004. We are opposed to coal mining practices such as longwall mining that destroy our fertile farmland, as well as coal ash and coal slurry disposal methods that threaten the health of our communities, lands and waters.

Lost Homes--Lost Communities

Grabbe during CU
Visit our new page! Lost Homes–Lost Communities — a photo gallery of family homes and barns that have been lost to Deer Run mine.

We plan to add additional photos as they become available, as well as the stories of the families whose lives have been changed forever when the mine came to the community.

Deer Run Mine