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.
Michael Jackson buried wearing iconic white glove, gold belt and sunglasses, says sis La Toya. Michael Jackson was buried with one white glove, sunglasses and dressed with pearl beads and a large gold belt, his sister, La Toya, said in an interview.