A fundraiser this week on the Southwest Side helped people chip in to help make sure Chicago police officers are protected ...

Ald. Matt O'Shea (19th) is about to host his 11th annual "Get Behind the Vest" pancake breakfast this weekend top benefit the ...

On average, bulletproof vests need to be replaced every five years. After receiving a complimentary vest when they join the Chicago Police Department, it is the officer's responsibility to replace ...

As part of the “Get Behind the Vest" campaign, the station is donating five cents for every gallon of gas pumped to purchase ...

Ward Alderman Matt O’Shea joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Get Behind The Vest campaign and the events they have planned this ...

Matt Williams provides your Friday morning top stories in the very last edition of WAFB's Daily Alexa Flash Briefing. Entrance into the event is free but dinner wristbands are $15 and can be ...

(WAFB) - Sources at the Department of Corrections told the WAFB I-TEAM that an inmate who was taken to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital over the weekend was wearing a bulletproof vest that had been ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Armaments Bureau will produce 60,000 new bulletproof vests this year to enhance individual soldier protection. The vests are designed to withstand 7.62mm bullets, ...

After a successful and occasionally dangerous year with the police, he’s getting something more substantial than fast food—a ballistic vest. Police K-9s put their lives on the line every day ...