It’s Wednesday, August 12th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Today will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid-80s. Then, tonight, expect mostly clear skies with lows in the mid-60s. In top news: Cleanup continues after a powerful storm known as a derecho swept through the suburbs Monday. Overall, more than 800,000 customers were without power after strong winds knocked down trees and downed power lines.

It’s Tuesday, August 11th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, today’s weather: It will be partly cloudy with highs in the low 80s. Then, tonight, expect mainly clear skies with lows around 60. That’s much better than yesterday, which brought hurricane-power winds across the suburbs, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage, and leaving tens of thousands without power.

It’s Monday, August 10th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’s going to be another hot one today, with a high of 91 at O’Hare. Some areas will see a thunderstorm as well. Tomorrow, it will be a little cooler and less humid.

It’s Sunday, August 9th. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather today: Expect a mix of clouds and sun today, with highs in the low 90s. There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight, with lows in the mid 70s. In the news: US Census Bureau workers are going door-to-door in the Chicago area to count people who didn’t respond to earlier communication attempts.

It’s Saturday, August 8th. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather today: It’ll be partly cloudy and warmer today with highs in the upper 80s. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible tonight, with lows around 70. In the news: New cases of COVID-19 topped 2,000 for the first time since May 24th, with Illinois reporting 2,084 more cases Friday. 21 more deaths were also reported.

It’s Friday, August 7th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be sunny and warmer today, with highs in the mid-80s. Then, expect mostly clear skies tonight with lows in the mid-60s. In top news: Amid a rising tide of cases, researchers at the University of Illinois are providing some optimism as the downstate campus pioneers a coronavirus test that’s noninvasive and provides a quick turnaround for results.

It’s Thursday, August 6th. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Today will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s again. And tonight, expect more clear skies with lows around 60. In top news: More people were hospitalized for COVID-19 infections by the end of the day Tuesday than the state had seen since July 1st.

It’s Wednesday, August 5th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be partly cloudy to start the day, with increasing clouds in the afternoon and highs in the upper 70s. Tonight, expect more partly cloudy skies with lows around 60. In top news: Illinois reported 1,471 new COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths yesterday, meaning 7,545 people have now died from the disease in Illinois with 184,712 total cases.

It’s Tuesday, August 4th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Today will be mostly sunny but cooler than normal with highs in the low 70s. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with temps in the low 50s. In top news: Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker is launching a new $5 million mask-wearing awareness campaign.

It’s Monday, August 3rd. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’s going to cool off today, with a high of 74 at O’Hare and lows tonight near 60. It will also be mostly cloudy, with a storm here and there. In top news: Illinois health officials announced 14 additional COVID-19 deaths yesterday along with 1,467 more infections. In the meantime, the state’s 7-day average infection rate now stands at 3.9 percent.