Anna Ortiz

Anna Ortiz is a freelance writer for the Post-Tribune.

Father Waclaw Lech of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers, far left, prays over the memorial on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Hammond. Descendants of one of the slain men, Stanislaw Skis, stand near his memorial wreath. (Anna Ortiz/for Post-Tribune)

Solidarity felt with union strikers from past; Hammond memorial remembers those killed, injured in 1919 strike

September 22, 2024 at 11:25 a.m.

On Sept. 9, 1919, four men were killed and 64 were injured after police and security guards fired shots into a striking crowd where Columbia Avenue and Highland Street intersect...

The old Lake County Jail portion of the building has been preserved with artifacts like bibles and playing cards left behind by former inmates. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Historic jail doors open for tours; future still hangs in balance

August 4, 2024 at 2:07 p.m.

After being shuttered to the public, the aged, barred corridors once again rang with footsteps and stories of the past as the Old Sheriff’s House and Jail re-opened Saturday for...

Crown Point resident Chance Andersen runs through rows of American flags on display for the Lake County CorncDogs-hosted game against the U.S. Military WarDogs on Thursday. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

WarDogs, Corn Dogs battle to benefit veterans in Crown Point game

July 19, 2024 at 1:27 p.m.

The Lake County Corn Dogs fought for victory on their home turf, winning 13-0 against the U.S. Military Wardogs in their first-ever match-up, which was aptly deemed the “Battle of...

Both days during the NWI Pridefest, Rocky Horror in Abundance performed a scene from the iconic musical in costume. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

NWI Pride organization hosts first festival in Lake Station, raises funds for nonprofits

June 3, 2024 at 3:06 p.m.

Organizers said NWI PrideFest 2024 has found its forever home in Lake Station, where its inaugural year brought local food trucks, several vendors, performers and nonprofit organizations together to kick...

Sandy Boyd (left), president of the Old Sheriff's House Foundation, and Jacquie Thompson (right), vice president of the Old Sheriff’s House Foundation, sit on the steps of the historic building in Crown Point. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Old Sheriff’s House and Jail halts events to resolve variance

May 28, 2024 at 2:35 p.m.

It served as a lockup for the Region’s most notorious criminals and has been the site of a star-studded movie set. Now, it’s under scrutiny from the state. The Old...

Participants walk the trail around Highland's Wicker Park during the 2nd Annual We Fight Together Drug Poisoning and Overdose Awareness run/walk on May 11, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

A walk to remember those lost to drug overdoses

May 13, 2024 at 11:46 a.m.

“I can’t save my child, but I can save someone else’s,” one Highland mom, Rachel Carlisle said, after she shared her story to hundreds of people in Wicker Park on...

Facility staff, local dignitaries and other VIPs mingle in the entrance of the new University of Chicago Medicine facility in Crown Point on April 25, 2024. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

UChicago Medicine set to open new Crown Point facility

April 28, 2024 at 1:50 p.m.

University of Chicago Medicine will open its 132,000-square-foot multispecialty care center this week in Crown Point — its first Indiana location — and local leaders hope the facility will bridge...

USC researchers found that middlemen are pocketing a growing share of revenue from insulin sales — another sign of the drug market's inefficiency. (Arkasha Stevenson/Los Angeles Times)

Insulin affordability impacts public health

April 24, 2024 at 11:53 a.m.

As prices for necessities continue to inflate, lawmakers and healthcare providers have turned their attention to large pharmaceutical companies, alleging a conspiracy to price Hoosiers out of needed medications. On...

Northwest Indiana Paranormal mascot, haunted doll, Charlie, sits at a table during the Northwest Indiana Paranormal Convention in Cedar Lake on Feb. 10, 2024. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Spirits, angels and mysterious creatures get spotlight at the first-ever NWI ParaCon

February 11, 2024 at 3:32 p.m.

The first-ever NWI ParaCon took attendees further down the rabbit hole of the paranormal, exploring local mysteries on Saturday at the historic Great Oaks Events and Banquets in Cedar Lake....

Mike McDowell, paranormal investigator and tour guide, stands on the steps of the Carnegie Center in Crown Point. He leads Chaos Haunted and Historical Tours, which takes patrons through Lake and Porter counties to haunted locations. McDowell will speak on the topic of psychic self defense when exploring paranormal hot spots at Saturday's paranormal convention in Cedar Lake. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana welcomes its first paranormal convention

February 10, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

The strange and otherworldly will be the focus of a convention in Northwest Indiana.

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