Anna Ortiz

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

Architect David Katz died Aug. 30 at the age of 97. He and a group of concerned citizens were key to preventing the old Lake County Courthouse from being razed in the 1970s.
- Original Credit: Photo courtesy of Mardi Katz

Local architect remembered for role in rescue of Crown Point’s ‘Grand Old Lady’

February 8, 2024 at 2:59 p.m.

For those who knew him, imagining the Crown Point Square without the Old Lake County Courthouse is like imagining a world without David J. Katz. The "Grand Old Lady" would...

Centier Bank was granted PUD zoning to build on the property at 9720 W. 133rd Ave.

New wave of businesses arise in Cedar Lake

February 8, 2024 at 2:59 p.m.

From new restaurants to a plan to shape one of the town's most traveled corridors, Cedar Lake is abuzz with business news brewing south of U.S. 30. After the longstanding...

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