The Citizens Club of Springfield: The 2024 Election: What Happened and What It Means. The November program will focus on the results and potential impact of the 2024 election on the nation, the state, and central Illinois. A panel of experienced political reporters will discuss what happened and why and what it means. The panel consists of Bernie Schoenburg, retired long time reporter and columnist for the State Journal Register, Scott Reeder who writes for the Illinois Times and Peter Hancock from Capitol News Illinois. The moderator will be Kent Redfield, professor emeritus from the University of Illinois Springfield.