Palestine is a village in Crawford County, Illinois, United States.

[4] According to the 2010 census, Palestine has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land.

[7] Palestine was chartered in 1811, while the area still belonged to Virginia, and is one of the oldest towns in the State of Illinois.

[7] Elections in 1843 moved the county seat to a new site, which would become the town of Robinson.

36.68% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.05% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.