It’s Tuesday, July 14th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s forecast: Expect partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 80s. Then, overnight, more cloudy skies are forecasted with lows around 70. In top news: Illinois reported 883 new COVID-19 cases and 6 more deaths yesterday, with a daily positive test rate at 2.9 percent and a rolling 7-day average of 3 percent. Overall, the state has recorded 7,193 deaths and 154,799 total cases.