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.
Shoeless Joe Jackson This article was written by David Fleitz Shoeless Joe Jackson was a country boy from South Carolina who never learned to read or write much (âIt donât take school stuff to help a fella play ball,â he once said1) but is widely hailed as the greatest natural hitter in the history of the game.