Anna Ortiz
Anna Ortiz is a freelance writer for the Post-Tribune.
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UChicago Medicine set to open new Crown Point facility
University of Chicago Medicine will open its 132,000-square-foot multispecialty care center this week in Crown Point β its first Indiana location β and local leaders hope the facility will bridge...

Insulin affordability impacts public health
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...

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

Northwest Indiana welcomes its first paranormal convention
The strange and otherworldly will be the focus of a convention in Northwest Indiana.

Franciscan Health Crown Point shifts patients, mission to new facility off I-65
While ambulances have rushed to Franciscan Health Crown Point for 50 years, the final departure of the hospital's last patients marked the end of an era β and the start...

Crown Point honors legacy of Papa’s Deli, 98-year-old owner
On the corner of Joliet Street is a small restaurant owned by a man with a big reputation. The red-and-white plaid covered tables and wood paneled walls peppered with black...

Monastery For Sale
A holy site is for sale β replete with grottoes, crosses and all rolled into one 61-acre package spanning history from Cedar Lake's earliest settlers to its Roaring '20s resort...

USPS makes list, checks twice
As the holidays approach, residents around Northwest Indiana are packing, wrapping and stuffing a legion of gifts across the globe, with no need of a sleigh pulled by a team...

Preserving the past through the paranormal
Disembodied voices. Vanishing figures. Unexplainable experiences. Investigations into the unknown have kept some notable historical locations alive, attracting visitors from across the country through the growing phenomenon of paranormal tourism....

Humane Indiana expands Memorial Garden to pay tribute to lost furry friends
It all started with people leaving small dog statues in the garden of Humane Indiana's Shelter and Adoption Center in Munster. Once the organization crafted a wooden rainbow bridge, mourning...
