The Grand Lodge of the Illinois Odd Fellows announced that Elly Bedecker, a recent graduate of Streator High School, won its $1,000 scholarship.

The Illinois Odd Fellow-Rebekah Scholarship has been in existence since 1985, and to date, there has been more than $600,000 given out in scholarships through this program. Bedecker will be attending Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in the fall to study dental hygiene.