Home improvement show finishing up this weekend

• The Home Improvement Showcase finishes up its run at Arlington Park racecourse, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. The showcase runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22. Admission is free. Call (630) 953-2500 or visit freehomeshow.com for more information.

• A home show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 Petersen Road, Grayslake. Admission and parking is free. Call (630) 551-9191 or visit chicagohomeshow.net for more information.

Flea market

• The Kane County Flea Market is from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Admission is $5; free admission for kids ages 12 and under. Call (630) 377-2252 for more information.

Talking history

• The Pleasant Home Foundation celebrates Daniel Burnham's 1909 "Plan of Chicago" with a series of lectures titled "Beyond Burnham - Historic Town Planning." At 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, Michael Shymanski of the Historic Pullman Foundation discusses Solon S. Beman's designs of Pullman from 1879-1880s at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park. Admission is free.