In June of 1996, Joan Smothers left a national brokerage as their #2 Chicago Metropolitan Broker and the consistent #1 La Grange area Broker to open Smothers Realty Group. In February 2020, Smothers and her team joined Compass as Smothers Group/Compass. She has built an organization of highly professional, ethical Brokers and Smothers Group/Compass has been a market and community leader for more than two decades.Neighborhood experts throughout the western suburbs and Chicago, Smothers Group Brokers live and work in the area and have deep insights about the communities, the housing and the current market trends. Smothers Group/Compass continually gives back to the community and has been significantly involved with local non-profits. Joan has been involved with numerous local non-profits including, CARS, The LeaderShop, BEDS, Pillars and Aging Care Connections and has served on multiple local non-profit boards and on the Board of Directors for the La Grange Business Association. As community leaders, Smothers Group strongly believes in supporting community causes and events.