Tentative RTHS contract agreement reached

RANTOUL – Certified teachers and the Rantoul Township High School board have reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract.

Following more than six hours of negotiations behind closed doors with a federal mediator, union and school board representatives announced at 1 a.m. this morning that the two sides have agreed in principle to a new three-year contract.

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