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Underwood seeks $4 million for Metra rail yard move to Woodstock

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Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager speaks as Ken Koehler, McHenry County's representative on the Metra Board of Directors, listens during a ceremony April 9 to dedicate the city's remodeled train depot. (Independent file photo by Ken Farver)

Cost of engineering to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line to Woodstock is among the projects U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has submitted for consideration by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The $4 million request to begin the move of the rail yard from Crystal Lake to Woodstock was among a number […]

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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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Picture of Larry Lough

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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