It’s Saturday, May 16th. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather today. It’ll be mostly cloudy with highs in the low 60s. Rain is likely tonight with lows around 50. In the news: Illinois passed 2 grim milestones in its ongoing battle to slow the spread of the coronavirus yesterday. State health officials announced more than 4,000 residents have died from the disease, while more than 90,000 have been infected.

It’s Friday, May 15th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: We should dry out today with cloudy skies to start the morning and more sunshine in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid-70s. In top news: Chicago and the suburbs appear on track to meet standards allowing the region to relax the stay-at-home restrictions enacted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by May 29th. That’s what Governor J-B Pritzker said yesterday.

It’s Thursday, May 14th. I’m Natalie Gray and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Thunderstorms possible throughout the day, and few of them might even be severe. Meanwhile, highs will be in the low 70s. Then, tonight, more storms are likely with lows around 60. In top news: Illinois reported the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 deaths yesterday as 192 more people died from the disease.

It’s Wednesday, May 13th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s weather forecast: It will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the mid-60s. Then, rain is possible in the evening with a chance of thunderstorms overnight and lows in the mid-50s. In top news: State health officials reported the highest single-day number of positive COVID-19 tests yesterday, with 4,014 people testing positive for the respiratory disease.

It’s Tuesday, May 12th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: We’ll have a mix of clouds and sunshine today, with highs in the upper 50s. Then, it will be partly cloudy tonight with lows around 40. In top news: Governor J-B Pritzker said new modeling data shows the state’s COVID-19 cases won’t peak until mid-June, a month later than expected.

It’s Monday, May 11th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. Today’s forecast is unseasonably cool with a high of 52 and with partly sunny skies. In top news: For the first time in 5 days, Illinois’ daily death toll from the COVID-19 virus fell below 100. That’s what state health authorities announced yesterday.

It’s Saturday, May 9th. I’m Mary Hildebrandt, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, the weather: Expect a cold start to the day, with temperatures in the low 30s. It should warm up fairly quickly under mostly sunny skies, and we should see highs in the mid to upper 50s. Tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy, with a chance of showers after midnight — and lows in the upper 40s.

It’s Friday, May 8th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather forecast: It will be much cooler today, with highs in the low to mid-40s under partly cloudy skies. Then, it will be cold tonight with a freeze watch starting at midnight and ending at 8 am tomorrow. Lows are expected to be in the upper 20s.

It’s Thursday, May 7th. I’m Mary Hildebrandt and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be sunny to start the day with clouds increasing in the afternoon and the evening. Highs will be in the low 60s with lows tonight in the upper 30s In coronavirus news: Illinois reported 136 more COVID 19 deaths yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,974.

It’s Wednesday, May 6th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s weather forecast: It will be much warmer with partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 60s. Then, tonight, it will be partly cloudy with lows in the 40s. In top news: Governor J-B Pritzker unveiled a plan to reopen 4 different regions of the state in 5 phases yesterday.