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Posted September 05, 2008 11:00 pm

Shows and expos

• Wolff's Flea Market is 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Admission is $1, 50 cents for seniors and kids aged 6 to 12. (847) 524-9590.

• The Kane County Flea Market is 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Admission is $5, free for kids aged 12 and under. (630) 377-2252.

• The Grayslake Antique Market is 8 a.m. to 30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Routes 120 and 45, Grayslake. Admission is $5, $20 for early buyers who enter at 6 a.m. Call (715) 526-9769 or visit zurkopromotions.com for more information.

• The Kendall County Flea Market is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Kendall County Fairgrounds, Route 71 just west of Route 47, Yorkville. Admission is $2, free for kids aged 12 and under. (630) 377-2252.

Tours

• The Chicago Luxury Home Tour detailing the latest trends in eco-chic designs and other energy-efficient technologies is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 7, 12-14 and 19-21 throughout the Chicagoland area including: Bannockburn, Clarendon Hills, Glenview, Green Oaks, Hinsdale, Kildeer, Libertyville, Naperville, New Lenox, Oswego, Spring Grove, St. Charles and more. Passport tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the homes. A tour map is provided upon purchase. Call (866) 895-8912 or visit chicagohometour.com for more information.

• The Lake County Forest Preserves' Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home is opened to the public for tours 11 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Cost is $3-$5. Reservations required. Call (847) 968-3321 or visit LCFPD.org.

• The Brickton Arts Center's fourth annual "Artistic Living" showcase home tour and fundraiser features five of Park Ridge's finest homes ranging in age from one year to a century. The tour is themed "Past to Present" and its dates are Friday, Sept. 12, through Sunday, Sept. 14. The tour is $25 per person. An opening wine reception on Friday, Sept. 12, is $40 or $75 per couple. Call (847) 823-6611 or visit bricktonartcenter.org for more information.

• The Downers Grove Park District Museum offers three individual trolley tours, two of which drive by historic Sears catalog homes built between 1908 and 1940. The tours meet at the Downers Grove Park District Museum, 831 Maple Ave., Downers Grove, and at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, with another tour of historic Downers Grove at 10:30 a.m. the same day. Cost is $12-$18. Call (630) 963-1309 for reservations.

Workshops

• Mangels of Long Grove hosts seasonal home decorating workshops for the fall and Halloween from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Sept. 20 at The Long Grove Cafe, 235 Robert Parker Coffin Road, Long Grove. Cost is $17.50 per workshop. Call (847) 634-9287 to register.

- Scott C. Morgan

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