Trustee wants to earn his place on board.(Neighbor)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March, 2005 | by Wamble, Michael

Byline: Michael Wamble Daily Herald Staff Writer You may never see Joe Schmitt in his blue jeans and black and gold University of Missouri sweatshirt. You might not see him in the khakis he considers "work clothes," when appraising homes means kneeling to measure floor boards. Mostly you'll see a suit coat and dress shirt.

They're his politician clothes. That's the Joe Schmitt viewers see listening to debates and presentations on Mondays nights during cable broadcasts of Lisle village board meetings. In 2003, Mayor Joseph Broda appointed Schmitt to fill the time left on former Trustee Luke Brandonisio's term when he moved out of town. For that reason, Schmitt is modest about his incumbent status in the April 5 election, when voters will pick three...