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 times a year, twice in Springfield and twice in Chicago, to review cases brought before the state, and makes recommendations according to current laws and practices. They also review and vote on proposed amendments to the “Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.”

Cortney is committed to assuring that citizens of Illinois are safeguarded from unscrupulous business practices, and that the locksmith industry maintains its trustworthy reputation with proper regulation of locksmiths through licensing and P.E.R.C. cards (Permanent Employee Registration Cards).