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Government & Politics / Community Voices

The Citizens Club of Springfield reviews the 2024 election and asks what it means

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Vanessa Ferguson

Published December 16, 2024 at 11:03 AM CST

From left to right: Kent Redfield, Scott Reeder, Peter Hancock and Bernie Schoenburg

The Citizens Club of Springfield convened in November with a panel of political reporters to discuss the 2024 election and what it means. The panel featured retired reporter and columnist for The State Journal-Register Bernie Schoenburg, Illinois Times reporter Scott Reeder and Peter Hancock from Capitol News Illinois. The discussion was moderated by Kent Redfield, professor emeritus from the University of Illinois Springfield.