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 that had once provided seating for people waiting inside the station are back after being stored in recent years at the Sheriff’s House. “We sanded […]
Beginning Monday, Aug. 22, Woodstock’s train station will have the south entrance open to the public to accommodate Metra’s morning schedule. According to a news release from Kevin Newton, COO of depot owner MBI, both the east and westside doors will be unlocked between 5:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Monday through Friday. MBI has a […]
Downtown rail crossing will be closed two weeks Union Pacific Railroad will close the crossing at Jefferson and Judd streets for two weeks beginning this coming Monday morning to make rail repairs. The closure is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Monday, July 11, and reopen at 5 p.m. Monday, July 25. The closing will […]
How will drivers get into downtown Woodstock this summer? That is a concern of Woodstock Square Business Connection, a seven-month-old group of downtown business owners. At last week’s City Council meeting, Arlene Lynes, owner of Read Between the Lynes bookstore, outlined the obstacles for motorists. n The city’s first traffic roundabout has closed a key […]
Over the past five years, the Woodstock train station has hopefully welcomed a series of tenants that sadly did not result in “happily ever after.” Coffee and sandwich shop Centerville Station, operated by D.C. Cobb’s owner Dan Hart, closed in early 2016 after a short run with UP’s strict limitations on alcohol sales and denial […]
Expect to see activity pick up this week on about $200,000 in improvements to the Metra depot in Woodstock. A fence went up around the station several weeks ago, but little activity has been observed at the site. The City Council in May approved a contract for the project, which has since been delayed for […]
If you boarded a Metra train in Woodstock during the past six months without a ticket to ride, you were in the clear. Union Pacific conductors on the Northwest line did not leave the front of the train to sell paper tickets or to validate passes purchased on the Ventra app. The free ride ended […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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