It’s Tuesday, May 5th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, today’s weather: Showers are possible this morning with overcast skies in the afternoon and highs in the upper 40s. Then, it will be cloudy tonight with lows in the upper 30s. In coronavirus news: Illinois health officials announced the deaths of 46 more residents from coronavirus and another 2,341 infections yesterday.

It’s Monday, May 4th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather for today: The clouds are rolling in and bringing cooler air with them. So expect a high of 52 around O’Hare today, with temps about 10 degrees cooler tonight with some rain here and there.

It’s Saturday, May 2nd. I’m Mary Hildebrandt, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather today. Expect partly cloudy skies to start the day with more clouds in the afternoon. Highs today will be in the upper 70s. It’ll be partly cloudy tonight with lows in the 50s. In the news: State health officials announced yesterday that 105 more Illinois residents died from the coronavirus outbreak, while an additional 3,137 are infected.

It’s Friday, May 1st. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, today’s weather: We'll have a sunny start to the day, with more clouds in the afternoon and highs around 60. Then, it will be cloudy tonight with lows around 50. In top news: Illinois health officials announced the deaths of 141 more residents from coronavirus and another 2,563 infections yesterday.

It’s Thursday, April 30th. I’m Mary Hildebrandt and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Today will be cloudy with a chance of rain during the morning and early afternoon. Highs will be in the low 50s. Then, tonight, expect more clouds with temps in the low 40s. Speaking of rain: The village of Gurnee is warning residents that the Des Plaines River is expected to rise to 8.9 feet tomorrow, which is nearly 2 feet above flood stage.

It’s Wednesday, April 29th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: Rain is likely throughout the day, with totals of a quarter of an inch possible and highs in the low 50s. More rain is expected in the evening, with additional totals of a half-inch possible and lows in the 40s. In top news: Illinois passed 2,000 COVID-19 deaths yesterday, and the state reported its highest daily increase of new cases.

It’s Tuesday, April 28th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: It will be cloudy to start the day, with showers moving into the area in the afternoon and highs in the 60s. And later in the evening, thunderstorms are possible with lows in the 50s. In top news: State health officials reported 50 more people had died from coronavirus infections and an additional 1,980 tested positive for the disease.

It’s Monday, April 27th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: The bad news is that rain is coming this afternoon. The good news is that yesterday’s nice temperatures will stick around. Expect a high of 64 today, with a low of 51 tonight as thunderstorms roll in.

It’s Saturday, April 25th. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, the weather: It’ll be overcast with showers possible throughout the day, and highs in the upper 40s. Lows tonight will be in the upper 30s. In the news: Illinois has surpassed its initial COVID-19 testing goals, officials said at a Friday briefing, where they also announced 2,724 additional cases, a new daily high, and 108 more virus-related deaths.

It’s Friday, April 24th. I’m Mary Regalado and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, the weather for today: It’ll be cloudy with showers possible in the afternoon and highs in the low 50s. Rain is also likely tonight with lows around 42. In all, rainfall totals of up to a half-inch are possible. In top news: Governor J.B. Pritzker is extending the state’s stay-at-home order until May 30th.