It’s Sunday, August 2nd. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather today. It’ll be partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon and throughout the evening hours. The highs will be in the low 80s and it’ll get down to the mid 60s tonight.

It’s Saturday, August 1st. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather today. It’ll be cloudy, with a slight chance of showers. Highs will be in the low 80s. Tonight will be cloudy with lows around 60. In the news: Illinois continues to see an uptick in new COVID-19 cases, reporting 1,941 new infections yesterday. That’s the highest daily total since May 24th, when 2,508 new cases were reported.

It’s Friday, July 31st. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Expect cloudy skies today, with highs in the upper 70s. Tonight, more partly cloudy skies are in the forecast with lows around 60.

It’s Thursday, July 30th. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Today will be cloudy and cooler, with highs in the upper 70s. Then, tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with lows in the mid-60s. In top news: After weeks of uncertainty, the Illinois High School Association voted to move the football, girls volleyball, and boys soccer seasons to the spring. All other fall sports will be played as scheduled, with restrictions.

It’s Wednesday, July 29th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s forecast: We’ll have a sunny start to the day with more clouds moving in during the afternoon as well as a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm later in the day. Highs will be in the low 80s. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with lows in the upper 60s. In top news: Illinois reported 30 more COVID-19 related deaths and 1,076 new cases yesterday.

It’s Tuesday, July 28th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s forecast: It will be mostly sunny today with a few passing clouds in the afternoon and highs in the upper 80s. However, a stray shower or thunderstorm is possible tonight with lows in the upper 60s. In top news: State health officials announced that 18 more people have died from COVID-19 with 1,231 new infections.

It’s Monday, July 27th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will cool off a bit today with a high around 85 at O'Hare, but there will also be some a-m thunderstorms. Tonight though, skies will clear and the temperature will dip into the 60s.

It’s Friday, July 24th, I’m Mary Hildebrandt and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s forecast: It will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid-80s. Expect more clear skies tonight as well, with lows in the mid to upper 60s. In top news: Illinois reported the most new COVID-19 cases since May 25th, with 1,624 more positive tests. 20 more deaths were also recorded. That means the state is now reporting 166,925 cases of the disease, with 7,367 deaths.

It’s Thursday, July 23rd, I’m Mary Hildebrandt and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s forecast. It will be mostly sunny today, with a few passing clouds in the afternoon and highs in the upper 70s. Then, this evening, expect partly cloudy skies with lows in the 60s. In top news: State health officials reported that 23 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 while an additional 1,598 people have been infected.

It’s Wednesday, July 22nd, I’m Mary Hildebrandt and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s forecast: Expect partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 80s. And tonight, partly cloudy skies with temps in the low 60s. In top news: Illinois reported 955 new COVID-19 cases and 23 more deaths yesterday. That means the death toll from the disease now stands at 7,324 with 163,703 total cases. The positive test rate has also been averaging 3.