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COOK COUNTY CHRONICLE • MAY 2025







Chicago woman grows her presence in tequila market

By Kevin Beese Staff Writer — May 21, 2025


Chicago resident Lizzy Lopez was wondering what do with land her father gave her in Mexico. She was working in a nonprofit job she loved, but there was uncertainty about job security as COVID-19 hit.



Chicago resident Lizzy Lopez holds a bottle of her Tequila 1349, which started with her growing 1,349 agave plants.


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