A federal jury will resume deliberations Wednesday in the bribery trial of former AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza, who is accused of funneling payments to an ally of Michael Madigan to win the powerful speaker's support for key legislation in Springfield. The jury of four men and eight women was slated to resume talks at 9 a.m. after deliberating for about an hour and a half Tuesday without reaching a verdict. La Schiazza, 66, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in October 2022 with conspiracy, federal program bribery and using a facility in interstate […]
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