Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Halas family has owned the Chicago Bears since the team was founded in 1920, and Virginia McCaskey had been in charge since her father George Halas died in 1983. Now that she has ...

Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and the only daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday, the team announced. She was 102. Virginia McCaskey celebrates with Terry ...

“No one knows how generous she’s been to churches and other faiths,” said her son George McCaskey, whom she named chairman of the board in 2011. “Whether she provided the choir ...

By Ken Belson Virginia Halas McCaskey, the longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and the daughter of George Halas Sr., who created the team and was one of the founding fathers of the N.F.L., died on ...

The franchise has been in the hands of the Halas-McCaskey family since George Halas acquired the then-Decatur Staleys from A. E. Staley and moved the team to Chicago in 1921, renaming the team the ...

Virginia McCaskey has served as the Bears owner since Oct. 31, 1983, on the death of her father, Bears founder George Halas. McCaskey was born in 1923 in Chicago and was the oldest George and Min ...

McCaskey, the daughter of Chicago Bears founder George Halas, died Thursday at age 102. The family has owned and run the NFL franchise since its inception in 1920. Her death represents the first ...

Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died. She was 102. McCaskey's family ...

Virginia Halas McCaskey, owner of the Chicago Bears and daughter of team founder George "Papa Bear" Halas, has died. She was 102. The Bears announced McCaskey's death Thursday morning.