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.
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