Noon to 11:45 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 2-5, at 850 N. State St., Elgin. An underground death and black metal festival for 21 and older.

Three ball pythons were spotted in the Forest Park neighborhood of Queens, N.Y. on Sept. 24. One of the snakes was apprehended, while the other two remain on the loose.

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