According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 13.1 square miles (34.0 kmÂ²), of which, 13.0 square miles (33.6 kmÂ²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmÂ²) of it (0.99%) is water. Palatine's shape resembles that of the head of an axe.
Shoeless Joe Jackson's real name was Joseph Jefferson Jackson. He  played an outfielder in Major League Baseball in the early 1900's.
ROBINSON WAS UPSET WHEN THE STUDIO MADE HIM CHANGE THE TITLE. Audiences responded to test screenings of the movie saying the name Shoeless Joe reminded them of a hobo. With trepidation, Robinson called Kinsella to tell him that the movie's name was being changed to Field of Dreams.