Daily Herald

It’s Wednesday, February 5th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First off, the weather: It'll be cloudy today, with temps in the low 30s. Snow showers are possible, with a better chance of snow later in the evening. Snow totals of 1 to 3 inches are possible. Lows will be in the mid 20s.

It’s Tuesday, February 4, 2020. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather: We return to normal winter weather today, with a high in the mid-30s and a little bit of snow. Our low temperature will drop to the mid-20s tonight —and we’ll have more snow coming later this week.

It’s Monday, February 3rd, 2020. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. We reached a record-high temperature yesterday, as the temperature hit 52 degrees at O’Hare. Some of the sun and warmth will linger today, when the high will hit 42. Then the rest of the week we’ll be back to more seasonal conditions, with highs in the 30s. Speaking of the weather: One prominent suburban prognosticator is predicting 6 more weeks of winter.

Happy Groundhog Day! It’s Sunday, February 2nd. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First the weather today: The sun might finally peak through the clouds. It should be warmer, too, with highs near 50. It’ll be partly cloudy tonight with a chance of rain. Expect lows around 30. Hopefully Punxsutawney Phil won't see his shadow this morning.

It’s Saturday, February 1st. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, the weather: Today will be another day with overcast skies, and highs in the mid 30s. Expect diminishing clouds in the evening, with temps in the low 30s.

It’s Friday, January 31st. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, the weather today. Stop us if you’ve heard this before — it’ll be cloudy today with highs in the mid 30s. Some flurries are possible during the day. It’ll be cloudy tonight with a slight chance of snow. Lows will be around 30. The sun is supposed to return on Sunday.

It’s Thursday, January 30th. I’m Natalie Gray, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the weather today. Another cloudy day is in store for the suburbs, with highs in the mid 30s. A few flurries are possible tonight, with lows in the upper 20s. In the news: When John James Murphy died in Elgin last month, he was an “unclaimed veteran.” Yesterday, he was unclaimed no more.

It’s Wednesday, January 29th, 2020. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. Today’s weather will be more of the same: Cloudy, low 30s, not much of a breeze, and still no sunshine. And tonight it’ll get down to the mid-20s again. Later in the week, a slow warm-up could begin.

It’s Tuesday, January 28th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. But first, the weather today. Freezing drizzle is possible this morning, and that could lead to icy conditions on untreated roads and sidewalks. Otherwise, it’ll be mostly cloudy again today with highs in the mid 30s. Then it’ll be cloudy tonight with lows near 25.

It’s Monday, January 27th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here are the top stories from the Daily Herald. First, the forecast: More of the same today, which is bad news if you hate clouds — but good news if you hate snow. Expect an afternoon high of 36 at O’Hare, with temps dropping only slightly in the overnight hours to the high 20s.