Claims of racial profiling continue to receive tremendous national attention. Over the last few years, several communities in the State of Illinois have been forced to address allegations that their law enforcement agencies have engaged in or are presently engaging in racial profiling. In addressing the overall reality of the problem of racial profiling and the lawsuits claiming racial profiling, this article briefly examines several areas: (1) what’s wrong with racial profiling; (2) defining the concept of racial profiling; (3) sources of litigation and nature of allegations; (4) liability issues; (5) proof of racial profiling; (6) legal requirements to sustain a claim of racial profiling; (7) litigation remedies; (8) legislative goals to solve the perceived problem of racial profiling; (9) data collection in the demonstration of the occurrence of racial profiling; and (1) resources in the solution to racial profiling. The issue of racial profiling must continue to be addressed in order to determine whether profiling is a reality or a misplaced perception.