More woe for Ryan jury as talks drag on?: Some experts fearful of mistrial; others see hope for fair verdict

It has been a month since former Gov. George Ryan's corruptioncase went to jurors.

Since then, jurors keep upstaging the accused.

Two were kicked out for not disclosing criminal histories. Thereorganized jury with two alternates started anew and is entering its10th day of talks today.

While U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer has repeatedly triedto steer proceedings back on track, experts say with each day thatgoes by, the likelihood of problems only increases.

The potential for jurors being exposed to the media -- or tosomeone not on the jury talking to them about the case -- isespecially high during the deliberation phase, the experts …