Consuelo Loera López, Mother of Cartel Leader 'El Chapo' Guzmán, Dies

Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka "el Chapo Guzman" (C), is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on February 22, 2014 in Mexico City. Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison for the second time in 14 years, sparking a massive manhunt Sunday and dealing an embarrassing blow to the government. (Credit: Photo by Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images)

CHICAGO - Consuelo Loera López, the mother of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has passed away Sunday afternoon, according to local media. She was 94 years old.

According to El Sol de Sinaloa, a local newspaper from Loera López home state of Sinaloa, "El Chapo"'s mother had been in a private clinic for the past two weeks but ultimately succumbed to her illnesses.