1885Architecture
The village is named after Frank Alsip, the owner of a brickyard that opened there in 1885.
1927Government
=== Mayors ===
Gustave Termunde (1927–33)
Leonard Holmberg (1933–36)
John Benck (1936–56)
John J.
1955Crime
Emmett Till, whose murder in Mississippi at age 14 in 1955 was an important moment in the Civil Rights Movement, is buried at Burr Oak.
1956History
Alsterda (1956–61)
Raymond L.
1959Architecture
The village began to grow after the Tri-State Tollway was built there in 1959.
1961History
Termunde (1961–73)
Arnold A.
1973History
Andrews (1973–2005)
Patrick E.
2000Infrastructure
The top five non-African American, non-Hispanic ancestries reported in Alsip as of the 2000 census were Irish (17.1%), German (14.0%), Polish (9.7%), Italian (4.8%) and English ...
2004Crime
In 2004, that cemetery was covered in the national media when the murder investigation was re-opened, and Till's body was exhumed.
2005History
Kitching (2005–2016)
John D.
2010Culture
Six years later, on July 9, 2010, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart alleged that four workers at Burr Oak cemetery dug up more than 200 graves, dumped the bodies into unmarked mass g...
2017Government
Beginning with those elected in the April 4, 2017 election, no person may hold the office of Village President, Village Clerk, or Village Trustee for more than three consecutive...
2019Government
The current Village government, as of May 2019 (with the year their term ends):
Mayor: John D.
2020History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 census there were 19,063 people, 7,796 households, and 4,455 families residing in the village.
2021History
Ryan (2021)
Clerk: Susan M.
2023History
Dalzell (2023)
Trustee: Christine L.