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Shows and expos

• Wolff's Flea Market is 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Admission is $1, 50 cents for seniors and children aged 6 to 12. (847) 524-9590.

• The Grayslake Antique Market is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Route 120 and U.S. Route 45, Grayslake. Admission is $5. 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. Sunday, Sept. 14, and Sept. 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 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 themed "Past to Present" runs through Sunday, Sept. 14. The tour is $25 per person. Call (847) 823-6611 or visit bricktonartcenter.org for more information.

• The Lake County Forest Preserve's Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home is opened to the public for tours 11 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21. Cost is $3-$5. Reservations required. Call (847) 968-3321 or visit LCFPD.org.

• The Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society hosts the 36th Annual Showcase House at 801 Park Ave., River Forest. The house is open for tours 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through Sunday, Sept. 28. Tickets are $30. Proceeds benefit the society. Visit childrenscliniciws.org or call (708) 848-0528 for more information.

Workshops

• Drury Design Kitchen & Bath Studio has a new kitchen workshop titled "Chef-o-phobia-The fear of wanting a new kitchen and not knowing how to get it" at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at 512 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. Reservations required. Call (630) 469-4980.

• Mangels of Long Grove hosts seasonal home decorating workshops for the fall and Halloween from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, 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