Wheaton College

PASSINGS: Richard J. Dorso, Elisabeth Sladen, Roy Edward Burris

2011-04-24 00:00:00

RICHARD J. DORSO Talent agent, TV exec, boutique owner Richard J. "Dick" Dorso, 101, whose lengthy Hollywood career ranged from talent agent to television writer and producer to haberdasher, died April 6 at his home in Los Angeles, his family said....

PASSINGS: Poly Styrene, Huey P. Meaux, Morty Jacobs, Nawang Gombu

2011-04-27 00:00:00

Poly Styrene Singer in the punk band X-Ray Spex Poly Styrene, 53, the braces-wearing singer who belted out "Oh bondage, up yours!" with the punk band X-Ray Spex, died Monday, according to a statement on her website. Styrene, whose real name was...

PASSINGS: Evelyn Haas, Ernest Auerbach, Keith Crown, Rex Nettleford

2010-02-05 00:00:00

Evelyn Haas Widow of Levi's CEO Evelyn Haas, 92, a prominent San Francisco philanthropist and widow of Levi Strauss & Co. chief executive Walter Haas Jr., died Wednesday in San Francisco, her charitable foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund,...

First Lady Michelle Obama's State of the Union guests -- list here

2010-01-27 16:34:37

Ruth Graham, 87; had active role as wife of famed evangelist

2007-06-15 00:00:00

Ruth Graham, the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, who supported her famous husband as he spread the Gospel to millions but dispelled the notion of the demure preacher's wife with her humor, spunk, poetry-writing and motorcycle riding, died Thursday at her...

Billy Graham Is Frail, but Mission Is Strong

2004-11-17 00:00:00

He is 86 now and suffering from Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous disorder that makes it difficult for him to write by hand. He is using a walker as he recuperates after two falls earlier this year that broke his pelvic bone in three places....

Police blotter

2013-05-21 19:54:51

The following items were taken from police reports: Wheaton •Someone entered an unlocked car and took loose change from the center console in the 1600 block of Woodcutter Lane between 8 p.m. May 19 and 9 a.m. May 20. •A handicapped...

Performing arts

2013-05-15 09:35:00

This list is not all-inclusive Acting troupes/ensembles � Albright Theatre Company 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia 630-406-8838; albrighttheatre.com Albright began with five dedicated members in 1974 and grew to 80, serving an audience of loyal...

Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Warrenville, West Chicago police blotter: May 15

2013-05-15 08:29:00

The following were taken from police reports: Wheaton •The driver's side, rear door of a vehicle was scratched while it was parked in a parking lot in the 400 block of Roosevelt Road between 6:20 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 11. •A large rock was...

West DuPage police blotter: May 8

2013-05-08 00:00:00

The following items were taken from Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, West Chicago and Winfield police reports. Wheaton •Paint was chipped by an unknown object on a vehicle sometime between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on May 5 in the 1200 block of Briarbrook Drive....

Good for you: April 1

2013-03-31 22:47:00

Christine "Chrissy" Hodny, a senior mechanical engineering major from Aberdeen, has been selected to participate in a prestigious group of student leaders at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The Professional Development Institute is...

Campus dirt connects Wheaton College to professor's religious artwork

2013-03-05 16:21:00

David Hooker pulled a strand of hair from the clump of dust that had been dumped out of a vacuum bag. Some may find it unpalatable, he said, but in his eyes, it isn't dirty or gross. It's art. The associate art professor at Wheaton College has taken the...

Christian Sawyer, museum coordinator of the Billy Graham Center Museum at Wheaton College , stands in the Heaven Room, part of the permanent exhibit "Walk Through the Gospel."

2009-03-10 00:00:00

Freshman Jacquelyne Read, 19, enjoys the warm weather Tuesday on the campus of Wheaton College . Chicago enjoyed spring-like temperatures of 60 degrees on Tuesday.

2009-02-10 00:00:00