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LaSalle County farmers have wrapped up planting their crops for the seasons, despite weeks of delay. LaSalle County's Farm Bureau President David Isermann says

Corn planting in Illinois was 89% complete Sunday, ahead of the five-year average of 84% for this point in the season, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Illinois Crop

WSIL -- It's spring, so farmers are hitting the fields. Usually at this time they've been in the fields for weeks, but this year's different because of the weather.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,586 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 20 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 3,065,321 cases, including 33,348 deaths, in Illinois. As of Monday night, 492 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 70 patients were in the ICU and 34 patients were on ventilators. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from March 22nd – 28th is 1.6%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from...

Kent Casson looks at field conditions from a weather standpoint in this week's View from the Cab column