The village of Palatine has a true home town feel. Its history, rooted in family, is made evident in an award winning school district, including Harper Community College, and a thriving park district, boasting 40 parks. Village merchants pride themselves on their old-fashioned service, some of them with roots stretching back five generations. A mix of open space and quaint residential areas create the comfortable atmosphere of Palatine. Commercial, light industry districts and office space provide a solid tax base allowing resident's exceptional community supported opportunities.

Despite being one of the older surrounding suburbs of Chicago, Palatine is a young city, home to residents of all ages. Being the perfect mix of commercial and residential, job opportunities are available to those who want to work where they live. One of the best features of the Palatine region is the neighborly feel that is adopted by long-term residents and new Palatine homeowners.

Attractions:
In 2000 the visionary town managers, faced with an ever growing community, began the ground breaking renovation of its downtown district. Studied as a model for other towns and Chicago neighborhoods, the Palatine Rail Walk is an elegant lively urban setting teeming with shoppers, commuters and diners.

Palatine residents get to enjoy the Palatine Hills Golf Club as well as either Eagle, Celtic, Sycamore or Dove Park. Palatine is also home to the Deerpath Forest Preserve, a short drive to historic Long Grove to its north and a short drive to Woodfield Mall to its south.