Definition of protect. 1  transitive verb. 2  1a : to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guardb : defend 1c protect the goal.
Wheaton, Illinois. Wheaton is a suburban city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) west of Chicago which abuts the shore of Lake Michigan.
At this time, Wheaton was the only school in Illinois with a college-level women's program. Also, Wheaton saw its first graduate of color in 1866, when Edward Breathitte Sellers took his degree. Additionally, he is the first African-American college graduate in the state of Illinois.