In November 2018 an Illinois police officer shot and killed a black man who had detained an active shooter.

In August 2018 Chicago police participated in a sting using a bait truck filled with expensive shoes in a low income predominately black neighborhood.

In February 2018 a 70 year old lesbian woman in Illinois released a video announcing her lawsuit against a home care facility for failing to protect her against homophobic abuse.

In December 2017 in Illinois a couple filed a false police report claiming to have been mugged by three black men.

A trans woman in an Illinois prison experienced abuse at the hands of correctional officers.

In June 2017 a man used aggressive racial slurs against a black man in an Illinois coffee shop.