Alsip is a village
in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population
was 19,725 at the 2000 census[2]. It is a suburb of
Chicago. Alsip was settled in the 1830s by German and
Dutch farmers. The village is named after Frank Alsip,
the owner of a brickyard that opened there in 1885.
The village began to grow after the Tri-State Tollway
was built there after World War II.
Alsip is bordered to the west by Worth,
Illinois. To the south is Crestwood. Oak Lawn lies to
the north. Merrionette Park, Blue Island, and Robbins
lie to the east (north-south, respectively). The Mount
Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago lies to the north
and east. Most of the town lies to the north of the
Cal-Sag Channel. In conjunction with the Illinois Department
of Natural Resources and the Water Reclamation District
of Chicago, the Village operates a boat launch on the
canal, permitting inland access to Lake Michigan.
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