Metra CEO Jim Derwinski, shown here when he was in town in April 2021 to dedicate Woodstock's remodeled train station, said he sees growth for Woodstock when the rail yard is moved here. (Independent file photo by Ken Farver)
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock is in line to get $5 million in the fiscal year 2024 federal budget toward the moving of Metra’s rail yard to the west side of […]
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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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