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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 project a certificate of appropriateness. Although the five commission members realized the practical futility of their action, they wanted to go on record about how […]

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