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New Metra warming shelter expected in 2026

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Independent File Photo The Woodstock train depot will have a companion structure when Metra builds a long-delayed warming shelter on the other side of the tracks along the commuter service’s in-bound line.

By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com Woodstock’s train station should get its long-awaited warming shelter for Metra riders next year. And the new Riverwoods housing subdivision in southeast Woodstock should get more homes […]

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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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