It’s Thursday, December 10th. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be mostly sunny again today, with highs in the low 50s. Then, tonight, expect increasing clouds with lows in the mid-30s. In COVID-19 news: Illinois reported 179 more deaths and 8,256 new cases of the virus yesterday. Overall, the death toll from COVID-19 has grown by about 28% in a week.

It’s Wednesday, December 9th. I’m Sam Scholl and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather. It will be sunny and much warmer today, with highs in the low 50s. Then, expect clear skies tonight with lows around 30. We’re also looking at another warm day tomorrow. In top news: Illinois’ COVID-19 7-day average infection rate dipped below 10 percent yesterday for the first time in more than a month. The average infection rate now stands at 9.

It’s Tuesday, December 8th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather. It’ll be partly cloudy to start the day with increasing clouds in the afternoon and highs in the low 40s. Then it’ll be cloudy tonight with lows in the 30s. In the news: Illinois reported 90 more COVID-19 deaths and 8,691 new cases yesterday. The state has now recorded 13,343 deaths and 796,264 cases since the pandemic started.

It’s Monday, December 7th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be partly cloudy this afternoon, with a high of 41. After nightfall, temperatures will drop to the high 20s. In coronavirus news: State health authorities reported 7,598 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 yesterday, along with 76 more deaths.

It’s Sunday, December 6th. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather. It’s still pretty seasonal with partly sunny skies and a high around 40. Then it’ll get down to the mid-20s overnight.

It’s Saturday, December 5th. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather. Not bad for December. It’ll be partly sunny today, with a high around 40. Then it gets down to the mid-20s overnight. In the news: 10,526 new cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday, with 148 additional deaths from the respiratory disease, while hospitalizations dipped by 5.5%.

It’s Friday, December 4th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be mostly sunny today, with a few clouds moving in this afternoon and highs in the mid-40s. Then, tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with lows in the mid-20s. In top news: 1 in every 1,000 Illinois residents has now died from COVID-19. This is according to the most recent data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

It’s Thursday, December 3rd. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Expect partly cloudy skies today with highs in the mid-40s. Then, tonight, it will be mostly clear with lows around 30. In COVID-19 news: Governor J-B Pritzker announced yesterday that the state’s initial allotment of 109,000 vaccine doses will actually all go to residents instead of half that amount, as originally planned.

It’s Wednesday, December 2nd. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’ll be mostly sunny and warmer today, with highs in the mid 40s. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies, with lows in the mid 20s. In top news: Illinois reported 12,542 new cases, the most since November 20th. The increase comes after Thanksgiving-related lows of infections and testing. 125 more people died from the disease, bringing the death toll to 12,403.

It’s Tuesday, December 1st. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Today will host plenty of sun with highs in the upper 30s. Then, tonight, expect mostly clear skies with lows in the mid-20s. In COVID-19 news: Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker announced yesterday that no region in the state will have mitigation restrictions loosened for at least 2 weeks, even if the safety metrics are met.