Roundup of area housewalks
June 1: Berwyn Historical Society hosts Historic Berwyn's Bungalow Tour from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 at the door. Berwyn Public Health Department, 6600 W. 26th St. Visit www.berwynbungalow.com or call (708) 484-0020.
June 6: Lombard Kiwanis Club (see story).
June 7: Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights presents tours of homes in southwestern Michigan and northwest Indiana starting at 10 a.m. It ends with a reception from 4-6 p.m. Tickets are $100 until June 5 and $125 at the door. The tour starts at Lovell & White, 14950 Lakeside Road, Lakeside, Mich. Visit www.heartlandalliance.org/events or call (312) 660-1313.
June 8: Arlington Heights Historical Society (see story).
June 8: The Glessner House Museum benefits from a tour from 1-4 p.m. of 19th Century homes on Chicago's Prairie Avenue. Tickets are $50. The tour starts at 1800 S. Prairie Ave. and includes a 4 p.m. reception. Visit www.glessnerhouse.org or call (312) 326-1480.
June 21: Pleasant Home Foundation of Oak Park sponsors a tour of five homes on Hutchinson Street in Chicago at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. George W. Maher, architect who designed Pleasant Home, designed prairie-style residences on Hutchinson Street. Reservations are required and tickets are $50. Visit www.pleasanthome.org or call (708) 383-2654.
June 21: The Oak Park and River Forest Day Nursery and the South East Oak Park Community Organization invite you to visit eight modest homes. The tour is 3-8 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Visit oprfdaynursery.org or call (708) 383-8211.
June 22: Waukegan Historical Society (see story).
June 22: Pillars, a social services organization, receives funds from a tour of six homes in LaGrange, Lagrange Park and Western Springs. The houses are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at any of the homes on the day of the tour. A lunch and design seminars are also available. Visit www.pillarcommunity.org or call (708) 698-5500, ext. 205.
June 22: Cathedral Area Preservation of Joliet is charging $15 in advance and $18 the day of the tour. Lunch is also available. Tickets are sold at each house, which include the renovated motherhouse now owned by the University of St. Francis at 520 Plainfield Road. Visit www.capajoliet.net or call (815) 726-4163
June 25: Highland Park homes are open from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. to benefit the Chicago Lighthouse, which serves people who are blind or visually impaired. Tickets are $60. Call (312) 997-3679.
June 28: Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit hosts a house and garden walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Rain date noon to 3 p.m. June 29) to benefit WINGS. Tickets are $15. The church is at 150 Lions Drive. Call (847) 437-5897.
June 29: Palatine Historical Society House and Garden Walk (see story).