Officials in Guatemala now say they had reports of a gun battle between two drug gangs along the Mexican border and witnesses said a man who was killed "looked like" Guzman. Officials say they haven't found any bodies.
Guzman was named Chicago's Public Enemy No. 1 last week because the Chicago Crime Commission says his cartel runs millions of dollars of drugs through the city.
Arthur Bilek, from the Chicago Crime Commission, had high hopes that the man considered to be the godfather of the drug world, was dead.
"El Chapo Guzman is the most powerful, most wealthy, most ruthless criminal that I know of operating today," says Chicago Crime Commission's Arthur Bilek.
Bilek received a phone call stating, Chicago's Public Enemy number one may have been killed in a gun battle in Guatemala.
That hope has been dimmed by the Guatemalan interior minister. He told reporters, "I apologize if there was a misunderstanding. We were referring to information generated from the area that there was possibly a crime scene with a dead person resembling "El Chapo." As of now, we have no verification."
Chicago has keen interest in his death or capture.
"You could say that he's behind the drug business in Chicago and you could also say that he's responsible for killing," Bilek says. "He's literally the finger on that revolver that's killing innocent people on the streets."
The Chicago Crime Commission recently named Guzman it's Public Enemy No. 1, which is the first time the commission named a public enemy since Al Capone in 1930.
The Chicago Crime Commission says Guzman is a heavy supplier of marijuana to the city as well as cocaine and heroin. Guzman has been indicted in Chicago. Authorities here say the search for him will not stop.
"There's a warrant out of his arrest and the DEA has offered $5 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Chapo Guzman," Bilek says.
Guzman has been on the run ever since he escaped from a Mexican prison in a laundry cart 12 years ago.
Thursday, May 16 2013 9:49 PM EDT2013-05-17 01:49:53 GMT
Mayor Emanuel will celebrate two years in office by unveiling "Elevate Chicago" on Thursday, a series of construction projects to improve Navy Pier and McCormick Place.
Mayor Emanuel will celebrate two years in office by unveiling "Elevate Chicago" on Thursday, a series of construction projects to improve Navy Pier and McCormick Place.
Monday, February 25 2013 1:41 PM EST2013-02-25 18:41:37 GMT
Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:53:12 GMT
Police are asking for help to identify the body of woman or teen girl found strangled and badly burned in a Northwest Side Avondale neighborhood Dumpster Sunday night.
Police are asking for help to identify the body of woman or teen girl found strangled and badly burned in a Northwest Side Avondale neighborhood Dumpster Sunday night.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:28:22 GMT
Rescue crews aren't the only ones heading to help tornado victims in Oklahoma. Addison's Lutheran Church Charities sent ten comfort dogs to Moore on Tuesday, to help console victims.
Rescue crews aren't the only ones heading to help tornado victims in Oklahoma. Addison's Lutheran Church Charities sent ten comfort dogs to Moore on Tuesday, to help console victims.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:51 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:51:14 GMT
Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of Moore, Okla. for survivors of a tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children.
Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of Moore, Okla. for survivors of a tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:12 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:12:24 GMT
Every time a tornado makes news, the local public cannot help but think about what happened in this area, back in 1967. A destructive storm system hit the southwest suburbs 46 years ago.
Every time a tornado makes news, the local public cannot help but think about what happened in this area, back in 1967. A destructive storm system hit the southwest suburbs 46 years ago.
