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Elmer W. Conti (April 9, 1921 – January 4, 1988) was an American politician and businessman. Born in
Elmwood Park, Illinois Elmwood Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,521 at the 2020 census. The community has long maintained a large Italian-American population, with a more recent influx of Polish-American and Hispanic re ...
, Conti went to Proviso High School. He served in the
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during
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. Conti went to
Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. History Western Illin ...
. He was in the real estate and insurance business. Conti served on the Elmwood Park Village Board and was the village board president. Conti was involved with the Republican Party. Conti served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1957 until 1983. Conti died at his home in Elmwood Park, Illinois. In 1966, Conti was the target of a political assassination attempt, in which a massive black powder bomb was placed in the garage of his home at 2211 North 77th Ave in Chicago. The blast left a 6-inch deep impression in the concrete floor. No suspect(s) have ever been identified or criminally charged in relation to this incident.


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1921 births 1988 deaths People from Elmwood Park, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois Western Illinois University alumni Businesspeople from Illinois Illinois city council members Mayors of places in Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators 20th-century American businesspeople United States Navy personnel of World War II 20th-century Illinois politicians {{US-business-bio-1920s-stub