Racial Profiling - The ACLU of Illinois challenged drug interdiction policies adopted by the Illinois State Police that resulted in the racial profiling of Illinois motorists, with state officers abusing their discretion by discriminating against motorists of color, as documented by significant statistical evidence showing higher numbers of Hispanic and African- American motorists stopped, searched and detained. This evidence was ignored by the trial and appellate courts, which dismissed the case in 2001. p 58-59

Disparate Rates of Minority Confinement - Fifty-four percent of prisoners in Illinois' juvenile institutions are black, 34% are white, and 11% are Latino and Hispanic. p 92

Inferior Medical Treatment - A Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force recently released recommendations after finding black women's mortality rate was 68% higher than that of white women. p. 132

Discrimination in Housing - 64% of the recipients of HUD subsidized housing and assistance are racial and ethnic minorities. p. 170

Government Discrimination against Undocumented Workers - In the wake of the Hoffman Plastic case, Illinois has restricted the rights of undocumented workers. p. 134-137