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‘Open to almost anything’: Under MBI management, Metra depot gets new lease on life

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Coffee in hand, a couple stand outside a door at the southeast end of the Metra depot in Woodstock that is now open to morning commuters during the week. MBI has leased the building from the city and will offer a community room on the other end. (Independent photo by Ken Farver)

Metra riders will see a little of the old Woodstock train station in the newly remodeled southeast end of the depot that was opened last week to morning commuters. Benches […]

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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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