Village of Bolingbrook
Michael Riend is an experienced professional currently serving as the Beautification Commissioner for the Village of Bolingbrook since May 2023. With a longstanding career in real estate, Michael has been a Broker at Baird & Warner RAN since January 2012. Previously, Michael held the position of Sr. Client Service Manager in Global Operations at Avaya from December 2009 to August 2023 and worked as a Global Service Account Manager at Nortel for nearly 35 years, from February 1974 to December 2009. Additionally, Michael served as a Reserve Police Officer for the Bolingbrook Police Department from December 1980 to July 2005. Michael holds an Associate of Arts degree in Engineering/Education from Triton College.
Village of Bolingbrook
At Bolingbrook’s founding, in 1965, the Village was little more than land surrounded by a sea of cornfields. Like waves in the ocean, each successive decade has opened the floodgates to diverse ethnic tides. The village of Bolingbrook is a southwest suburb of Chicago in Will and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2021 census, the population was 73,597. As of 2010, it is the 17th largest incorporated place in Illinois and the state's 2nd largest village. The Sister City relationships Bolingbrook has developed across the world with China, India, the Philippines, Pakistan and now with Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo - in poetic terms are like brilliant jewels adorning our multifaceted community crown. Bolingbrook is a community distinguished by its ethnic diversity and unprecedented level of inclusiveness. If our neighborhoods could speak, they would say, “Hate has NO Home Here!”