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$3 million Rebuild Illinois grant to fund improvements to Opera House, Square

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Woodstock's city-owned Opera House will get $3 million in state funds to help pay for major improvements in the 133-year-old facility, including new seating for a renovated auditorium. (Independent staff photo)

Major improvements to Woodstock’s 133-year-old Opera House are the focus of a nearly $3 million state grant the city received this week. Woodstock is the only community in McHenry County […]

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Larry Lough

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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Larry Lough

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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