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Woodstock depot attracts suitors: Local train state among 41 being sold by Union Pacific

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Metra CEO Jim Derwinski and state Sen. Craig Wilcox joined locally elected officials in April when then-Mayor Brian Sager cut the ribbon on the newly remodeled train station. (Independent file photo by Ken Farver)

Over the past five years, the Woodstock train station has hopefully welcomed a series of tenants that sadly did not result in “happily ever after.” Coffee and sandwich shop Centerville […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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