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Shows and expos

• Kevin O'Connor, host of the PBS-TV series "This Old House," appears at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at The Old House New House Home Show at the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. The show itself runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, and Saturday, Sept. 27, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28. Admission is $7; free for kids and seniors. Call (630) 515-1160 for more information.

• The Randolph Street Market Festival featuring the Chicago Antique Market and Indie Designer Market returns 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 27, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28, at 1350 W. Randolph St., Chicago. General admission for both days is $10. Call (312) 666-1200 or visit randolphstreetmarket.com for more information.

• Wolff's Flea Market is 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, and Saturday, Sept. 27, 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 Wheaton Antique Market is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester Road, Wheaton. Admission is $5; $10 for early admission at 6 a.m. Call (715) 526-9769 for more information.

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. 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 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.

• Landmarks Plus! and Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley host a tour of six Fox Valley sites on the National Register of Historic Places from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Tickets are $25.

Landmarks Plus! also throws a fundraiser at the 1906 Gridley-Snow House in Batavia (also known as the "Ravine House") designed by Frank Lloyd Wright at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Tickets are $45. Call (630) 377-6424 or visit ppfv.org for more information.

Lectures

• Vince Michael, historic preservation chair at the School of the Art Institute, leads a discussion on "Landmarks of the Future" and "What the National Register Does" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 at the Dunham Woods Riding Club and Oakland Farm, 33W333 Army Trail Road, Wayne. There is also a champagne reception. Tickets are $30. Call (630) 377-6424 or visit ppfv.org for more information.

­- Scott C. Morgan