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Anderson Lock Receives WBENC Certification

Posted by andersonlock Jan 12, 2012 GMT +00:00  •  News and Comments  •  (1) Comment

Cortney Anderson Wascher

A Press Release, sent to local and national media, included the photo shown here, and the following information about Anderson Lock and its new certification:

“Anderson Lock received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Development… Read More »

 
 

1,000 Door Building by Choi Jeong-Hwa

Posted by andersonlock Jan 03, 2012 GMT +00:00  •  Locks & Keys as Art  •  (0) Comments

Lori Greene of I Dig Hardware / I Hate Hardware posted these photos of a building made of doors in Korea. Here is the link to the artist’s website: http://choijeonghwa.com/

I’ve posted other photos of Locks and Keys as Art, and photos of artistic doors, but this is the first Artistic Building Made… Read More »

 
 

Anderson Lock Earns Angie’s List Super Service Award

Posted by andersonlock Dec 28, 2011 GMT +00:00  •  News and Comments  •  (0) Comments

Anderson Lock has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service and health providers.

“Only a fraction of the businesses… Read More »

 
 

Cortney Wascher Reappointed to State Locksmith Board

Posted by andersonlock Dec 20, 2011 GMT +00:00  •  News and Comments  •  (0) Comments

Anderson Lock’s president, Cortney Anderson Wascher, has been reappointed to the Illinois Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor and Locksmith Board of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, effective January 1, 2012.

This advisory board meets four… Read More »

 
 

Christmas toys and clothes for children…

Posted by andersonlock Dec 19, 2011 GMT +00:00  •  Uncategorized  •  (0) Comments

Toys and Clothes for Salvation Army

Alexandra told Brenda about a TV news story she’d heard, about the Salvation Army not having enough toys to distribute to all the needy children this year. She also mentioned that she and her boyfriend were going to buy a couple of toys and donate them. Brenda… Read More »

 
 

Landlord and Tenant Act Amendment

Posted by andersonlock Dec 09, 2011 GMT +00:00  •  News and Comments  •  (0) Comments

Illinois has enacted a new amendment to its Landlord and Tenant Act that will go into enforcement on January 1, 2012.

Illinois Public Act 97-470 calls for landlords in counties with populations of three million or more to “change or re-key” locks on rental property after renters move out if new… Read More »

 
 

North Side Thieves Targeting Kickplates on Doors

Posted by andersonlock Dec 06, 2011 GMT +00:00  •  News and Comments  •  (0) Comments

Thieves stole four decorative kick plates from the doors of The Pattington,
a North Side condo building, on the day after Thanksgiving. (Credit: CBS)

CHICAGO (CBS) – We’ve heard of thieves targeting manhole covers, copper pipes and wiring, even aluminum benches to sell to scrap yards for quick… Read More »

 
 

New Home for Anderson Lock inDoors Blog

Posted by andersonlock Dec 01, 2011 GMT +00:00  •  News and Comments  •  (0) Comments

Anderson Lock inDoors moved from a “freestanding” website to a tab on andersonlock.com. All the “archived” blogs also moved and the format hasn’t changed very much. In fact, it may be easier to add your comments and questions.

inDoors is intended to be informational, entertaining, and a bit quirky… Read More »

 
 

Perpetuating the Master Key Myth

Posted by andersonlock Nov 21, 2011 GMT +00:00  •  Lock and Locksmithing History  •  (0) Comments

Locksmiths would like to have to “go around and change everybody’s locks”…but of course it is a myth that there is one “key to the city” or “master key” that would open every lock!

Back in medieval times, however, they literally did have a “key to the city.”  Feudal lords protected their cities… Read More »

 
 

Hmmm…now who did this?

Posted by andersonlock Nov 15, 2011 GMT +00:00  •  Uncategorized  •  (0) Comments

Happy Birthday, Jim!

When Jim stepped out for lunch today,
Rose and Cathy jumped at the chance to commemorate his birthday!