Daily Herald

It’s Thursday, May 28th. I’m Mary Hildebrandt and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Showers are possible to start the day with a good chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Highs will also be in the upper 70s. Then, more rain is possible tonight with temps in the low 60s. Overall, up to a half-inch of rain is possible.

It’s Wednesday, May 27th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be cloudy in the morning, with thunderstorms moving into the area this afternoon and highs in the mid-80s. Then, it will be overcast tonight, with a chance of showers and lows in the mid-60s. In top news: On Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,178 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 39 additional deaths.

It’s Tuesday, May 26th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: We’re looking to get another muggy day, with a high of 88 and some humidity, which may bring isolated thunderstorms. It’ll also stay pretty warm overnight with a low of 70. In top news: The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,713 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois yesterday, including 31 additional deaths.

It’s Memorial Day — Monday, May 25th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’s gonna be a hot one today. 88 at O’Hare, to be exact, with the added bonus of showers and perhaps even a thunderstorm. Tonight, the humidity will stick around, but the temperature will drop to 70.

It’s Saturday, May 23rd. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’ll be mostly cloudy today, with thunderstorms developing later in the day, and highs in the 70s. Thunderstorms are possible in the evening, with partly cloudy skies overnight — and lows in the 60s.

It’s Friday, May 22nd. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’ll be partly cloudy and warmer today, with highs in the low 70s. Then, expect cloudy skies tonight with lows in the mid-50s. In top news: State health officials announced 87 more residents died from COVID-19 while 2,268 more have become infected. That brings the state’s death toll from the disease to 4,607, with 102,686 residents who have tested positive.

It’s Thursday, May 21st. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’ll be partly cloudy and a little warmer today, with highs in the upper 60s. Then, expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with temps in the low 50s. In top news: Illinois reported its 100,000th COVID case yesterday, with 2,388 new cases bringing the total number of cases to 100,418.

It’s Wednesday, May 20th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It’ll be mostly sunny today, with highs in the mid-60s. Then, expect partly cloudy skies tonight with lows around 50. In top news: State health officials announced yesterday that another 146 residents have died from COVID-19 infections, while an additional 1,545 residents were diagnosed with the disease.

It’s Tuesday, May 19th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, the weather: Rain will start the day with cloudy skies in the afternoon and highs around 60. Then, this evening, skies will turn partly cloudy with lows in the 50s. In top news: Governor J-B Pritzker announced new contact tracing initiatives for people with COVID-19 that include an app, plus a collaboration with the Lake County Public Health Department yesterday.

It’s Monday, May 18th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: There will be more showers today, but we shouldn’t see the torrential downpours some areas got last night. Meanwhile, today’s high at O’Hare will be 66, with a low tonight of 55. Speaking of yesterday’s rain: The National Weather Service issued a flood warning yesterday for areas along the Des Plaines River in Lake and Cook counties.