Schools Help Group Buy Bulletproof Vests for Chicago Police

About a dozen Beverly and Mt. Greenwood schools worked to raise money Friday to help a foundation buy bulletproof vests for Chicago police officers, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation needs $4 million to purchase 8,000 replacement vests, the report stated. Although the Chicago Police Department gives them their first vests, officers need to buy replacements, which cost around $500 to $1,000, the report added.

>>Find out what schools did to help raise funds at the Chicago Tribune