Last Sunday was Groundhog Day, the midpoint of winter, when we turn to a groundhog’s shadow to predict the season’s outcome — either six more weeks of winter or an early spring. This year ...

Claims that a groundhog has or has not seen its shadow — and that it’s able to communicate that to a human — are also fair territory for skeptics and the humor impaired. By all accounts, Phil predicts ...

Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog — nay, the world’s most famous groundhog — had good cause for celebration the other day.

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club declared the famous rodent saw a shadow at sunrise and predicted six more weeks of winter. The prediction at 7:25 a.m. came as thousands who gathered at Gobbler’s ...

Punxsutawney Phil is definitely standing in Staten Island Chuck’s shadow. The local New York groundhog accurately predicted an early spring this year — coming out on top of his more famous ...

People gathered Thursday at Gobbler's Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil's "inner circle" summoned the groundhog from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow — and they say ...

whereas no shadow would portend an early spring. The groundhog failed to build on his correct prediction of an early spring in 2024, and has only been correct three times within the last 11 years ...

The 10th annual Fetching Tales Masquerade Gala in Elk Grove Village on Saturday night raised $100,000 to help rescue dogs through the Fetching Tails Foundation. And the event was emceed by WGN's ...