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Woodstock’s signature event important to city’s identity

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Portable heaters were placed in the Park in the Square for Groundhog Day’s Prognostication in 2023, mostly for the comfort of the TV crews from Chicago and Rockford who came to Woodstock for the event. (Independent file photo)

Groundhog Day 2024 promises to provide a much more hospitable climate than last year for Woodstock Willie’s annual Prognostication. Even at 7 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, no portable heaters […]

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