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‘Groundhog Day': 20 years later in Woodstock

Will Woodstock Willie see his shadow on Groundhog Day?

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Woodstock Willie saw his shadow last year, indicating six more weeks of winter. Willie is being held by Mark Szafran of Animal Rentals, the same company that provided the animals for the movie "Groundhog Day," which was filmed in Woodstock 20 years ago. Willie will make his annual prognostication at 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in the town square.

RICK WEST | Staff Photographer, 2011

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It was 20 years ago that the film crews and movie stars came to Woodstock. In 1992, Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott and a little groundhog filmed the movie in Woodstock that would make the world take notice of the picturesque McHenry County town and its quaint square.