Lake Home & Cabin Show returns to Schaumburg
Home expos
• The third annual Lake Home & Cabin Show returns to the Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg. Hours are 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 6; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8. Admission is $12; $5 for youths ages 5 to 15. Call (847) 303-4100 or visit lakhomeandcabinshow.com for more information.
• The 29th annual Rockford Home Show returns at the Indoor Sports Center/Expo, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Rockford. Hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 8. Admission is $6; children ages 12 and under admitted free. Call (815) 877-8043 for more information.
• A home show sponsored by Chicago Home Show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 Petersen Road, Grayslake. The show then moves to Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8. Admission and parking are free at both locations. Call (630) 551-9191 or visit chicagohomeshow.net for more information.
• The Tinley Park Home Showcase is at the Tinley Park Holiday Inn & Convention Center, 18501 S. Harlem Ave., Tinley Park. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 8. Admission is $6; $5 for seniors. Call (800) 883-7469 or visit homeshowpros.com for more information.
Markets
• The Kane County Flea Market is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the county fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Admission is $5; free admission for children ages 12 and under. Call (630) 377-2252 for more information.
• The Grayslake Antique and Collectible Market is from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at the Grayslake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Admission is $5; $20 for early buyers at 6 a.m. Call (715) 526-9769.
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, March 5, Prairie Magazine's Donald Aucutt discusses George W. Maher's Village of Kenilworth in 1889 and 1896 at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park. Admission is free.