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$500 sheriff's association scholarship available

The Illinois Sheriff's Association will award a $500 college scholarship to a local student seeking to pursue higher education during the 2016-17 academic year. The scholarship is to be applied to tuition, books and fees only. Those applying for the scholarship must meet the following criteria: Applicants must be permanent Illinois residents; scholarship must be utilized at an institution of higher learning within Illinois; student must be enrolled as a full-time student during the 2016-17 school year (excluding summer session). Guidelines include submission of a 350-word essay. This year's question focuses on the heroin epidemic locally and nationally. Applications are available at the Lake County sheriff's office or on the website at http://tinyurl.com/htnwm7j. Students must complete the application, answer the essay question and return all documentation to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, 25 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Waukegan, IL, by March 15.

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