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.
Quora User, Almost four decades on the fretboard. His real name is Shawn Corey Carter. In his neighborhood, Carter was known as Jazzy, a nickname that eventually developed into his showbiz/stage name, Jay-Z.