Picket lines were gone at Central Junior High as teachers and the Evergreen Park School District 124 school board reached a tentative agreement early Oct. 12, ending the two-week strike. Classes will resume Oct. 15. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media

Picket lines were gone at Central Junior High as teachers and the Evergreen Park School District 124 school board reached a tentative agreement early Oct. 12, ending the two-week strike. Classes will resume Oct. 15. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media

Evergreen Park School District 124 striking teachers rally outside Central Middle School in Evergreen Park before the continuation of contract negotiations Thursday, October 11, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Evergreen Park teachers picket prior to Wednesday night's negotiating session at Central Junior High School. The teachers union reps and District 124 School Board are to resume more contract talks tonight. Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media

Union negotiators arrive for talks tonight in hopes of reaching an agreement in the Evergreen Park SD 124 teachers strike. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media

Laura Anzelmo, co-president of the District 124 teachers union, (right)leads a group of striking teachers in a chant outside Central Middle School in Evergreen Park before contract negotiations resume Thursday, October 11, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Laura Anzelmo, co-president of the District 124 teachers union, (left) and Deneen Pajeau, Field Service Director for the Illinois Federation of Teachers, embrace as they enter Central Middle School in Evergreen Park for the continuation of contract negotiations Thursday, October 11, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Laura Anzelmo, co-president of the District 124 teachers union, (left) and Deneen Pajeau, Field Service Director for the Illinois Federation of Teachers, embrace as they enter Central Middle School in Evergreen Park for the continuation of contract negotiations Thursday, October 11, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Evegreen Park School District 124 striking teachers rally outside Central Middle School in Evergreen Park before the continuation of contract negotiations Thursday, October 11, 2012. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media