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Rats. We can spare so many, and Texas is so big, a reader from Streamwood writes. Or, how about Seiya Suzuki’s whiffs for all of last season?

Jennifer Kouchoukos, 51, is accused of stabbing two girls, ages 4 and 1, whom she was babysitting, in Lisle on Nov. 17.

The Falcons have some pieces in place, but not at quarterback. And former Bears GM Ryan Pace, who drafted Fields, is one of their top executives.

While the Hawks got good news on Vlasic and Tyler Johnson, the roster is far from complete as Seth Jones, Joey Anderson and Andreas Athanasiou remain out of the lineup.

Use whatever adjective you want to describe Batavia’s high-pressure defense — relentless, persistent, unrelenting — and it fails to properly articulate just how impactful the Bulldogs’ defense was in its 61-31 thumping of Sycamore in the first round of the Morton College Christmas tournament.

The man was found with a gunshot wound to the face in the 7600 block of South Morgan Street on Dec. 22, police said.

While CPD is the main focus of the decree — and has the farthest way to go to meet its terms — the inspector general’s office had been among several other agencies still being scrutinized by the feds.

While Chicago debates his future with two games left in a 6-9 season, the Bears’ quarterback is focused on beating the Falcons on Sunday — and the offense sustaining success after it stalled with a 21-0 lead in a victory over the Cardinals last week at Soldier Field.

He’s become Pro Football Focus’ top-rated overall cornerback and top coverage corner. That doesn’t happen if Johnson is somewhere else, learning a new defensive scheme on the fly.

While the talks on a contract extension between DeRozan and the Bulls remained quiet, if the franchise is serious about reloading on the fly and not rebuilding, getting a deal done with DeRozan is a must.

Since Week 10, the Bears have allowed the fifth-fewest points, second-lowest passer rating and fourth-fewest rushing yards. They have a goal they want to reach before the end of the season, though.