CRYSTAL LAKE – An agreement appears to be imminent between Prairie Grove School District 46 and its teachers after nearly two years of contract negotiations.

The Prairie Grove Teachers’ Association made “significant progress” in negotiations Monday, the teachers union said late Monday afternoon.

After meeting with district negotiators for nine hours, the union’s bargaining team said in an email to the Northwest Herald that the group is “optimistic that a settlement is at hand” and
that it plans to meet again Monday.