It’s Friday, November 20th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’ll be partly cloudy today and a little cooler than yesterday, but still on the warm side with highs in the upper 50s. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with lows around 33, and a messy weekend could be coming. In the news: Yesterday, Illinois reported 168 more COVID-19 deaths yesterday — the highest number of deaths since May 13th.

It’s Thursday, November 19th. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be warm and windy today, with highs in the mid-60s and sustained winds at 15 to 25 miles per hour. Some gusts over 40 miles per hour are also possible. Tonight, expect a few clouds with lows around 50. In top news: COVID-19 deaths in Illinois surpassed 11,000 yesterday as the number of residents infected by the respiratory disease exceeded the 600,000 threshold.

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It’s Tuesday, November 17th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be sunny and cool today, with highs in the low 40s. Then, tonight, expect mainly clear skies with lows in the mid-20s. In COVID-19 news: Hospitalizations from the disease are at the highest level in Illinois since the start of the pandemic, and 30 percent higher in a week.

It’s Monday, November 16th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. Today’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies, wind, and a high of 50 degrees. On the coronavirus front: As hospitalizations soar around the state, suburban health care systems are already seeing a record-breaking number of COVID-19 patients — and they warn the worst is yet to come.

It’s Sunday, November 15th. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald.
 First, the weather. It’ll be a chilly and blustery day, with western winds of 20 to 30 mph, and gusts over 40 mph. The high temperature will reach only the low 40s. It’ll remain pretty breezy overnight, with a low around 30. Expect tomorrow to be a bit better, with temps reaching the high 40s.

It’s Saturday, November 14th. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather. It’ll be a cloudy Saturday with light rain developing later. It’ll be breezy with a high in the mid-40s. Rain is likely to continue overnight, with a low around 40.

It’s Friday the 13th of November. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be much chillier today, even with the sun. Overall, expect a high of just about 40 degrees. It'll then get down to 25 tonight before a rainy and blustery weekend.

It’s Thursday, November 12th. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Today will be partly sunny, with a high of 55 at O’Hare. Temps will then fall to the low 30s after nightfall. In top news: State data showed yesterday that deaths from COVID-19 rose by nearly 59 percent in a week, as an additional 145 Illinoisans succumbed to the respiratory disease -- the highest daily number since May 27th.

It’s Wednesday, November 11th. Happy Veterans Day. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be considerably cooler today, with a high in the mid-40s and a low tonight around 30. It’ll also be sunny and not so windy. In top news: Hospitals throughout the state added 333 more COVID-19 patients Monday, the largest single-day increase since the Illinois Department of Public Health began keeping track in early April.