Limestone cladding covers bricks that had deteriorated around the base of the century-old Metra depot in Woodstock. The city's Historic Preservation Commission determined – after the work was completed – that the project did not meet local standards for preservation in the city's National Historic District. (Independent staff photo)
Three months after the more than $200,000 restoration of the Metra station in Woodstock was dedicated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the city’s Historic Preservation Commission voted 5-0 to deny the […]
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Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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