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Home tours

• The 13th biennial Lake Forest Showhouse and Gardens tours continue through Sunday, May 17. Show house hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. Admission is $30-$35. Proceeds benefit the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Visit lakeforestshowhouse.com or call (847) 234-2117 for more information.

• The Frank Lloyd Preservation Trust hosts a wine tasting with Raymond Vineyards for an exclusive tour of the private third floor of the Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 1. A silent auction is also part of the mix. Tickets are $40. Call (847) 848-3559 or visit GoWright.org for more information.

Home decor sale

• Four Chicago design firms (Tom Stringer Design Partners, Soucie Horner Ltd., Marshall Morgan Erb Design Inc. and Frank Ponterio Interior Design) band together for a special home decor sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at 372 W. Ontario St., Chicago. A portion of proceeds benefit the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Call (312) 375-7117 for more information.

Home expos

• A show sponsored by Chicago Home Show will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Vaughan Center, 2121 W. Indian Trail Road, Aurora. Admission and parking is free. Call (630) 551-9191 or visit chicagohomeshow.net.

• A home improvement showcase will be held at the Max-McCook Expo Center, 4750 S. Vernon Ave., McCook, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26. Admission is free. Call (630) 953-2500 or visit freehomeshow.com.

Flea markets, antique shows

• Wolff's Flea Market is from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, and Saturday, May 2, at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Admission is $1, 50 cents for seniors and children ages 6 to 12. Call (847) 524-9590 or visit wolffs.com for more information.