Palatine, village, Cook County, northeastern Illinois, a suburb of Chicago; incorporated 1866. It is chiefly residential and has industries producing electronic parts, cooking grills, and machine tools. A community college is here. The community, settled in 1836, grew after the coming of the railroad in 1855. It is probably named for Palatine, New York, the original home of an early settler. Population 32,166 (1980); 39,253 (1990); 65,479 (2000).
