Editing Wheaton, Illinois (section)

===Expansion===
[[File:Wheatoncenter1.jpg|right|thumb|Wheaton Center, from a pedestrian bridge over the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] tracks]]

Wheaton has rapidly expanded since the 1950s, although population growth has slowed since the early 1990s, as the city has become increasingly landlocked. Downtown lost much business after the county courthouse facility moved {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} west in 1990, but in the decade since, the downtown has seen a [[renaissance]] of sorts, with the creation of several significant condominium and business developments. One of the most recognizable landmarks of the city is Wheaton Center, a 758-unit apartment complex on {{convert|14|acre}} in downtown Wheaton. The six building complex includes two twenty-story [[high-rise]] buildings built in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|last=Back|first=Edith E.|title=Wheaton|url=http://www.dupagehistory.org/dupage_roots/Wheaton_23.htm|work=History of DuPage County|access-date=20 July 2010}}</ref>

In 1887, Wheaton, which has a large evangelical Christian population, prohibited the sale of [[alcoholic beverage]]s,<ref name="eoc"/> a ban which lasted until 1985 and applied to all [[supermarket]]s, [[convenience store]]s, [[restaurant]]s, and other establishments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Walkup|first=Carolyn|title=How dry they're not: Easing of liquor laws allows Ill. eatery to sell alcohol outdoors|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_19_34/ai_62215632/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708125357/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_19_34/ai_62215632/|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|access-date=15 January 2011|newspaper=[[Nation's Restaurant News]]|date=8 May 2000}}</ref>