Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and the only daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday, ...

The daughter of Bears founder George Halas, McCaskey watched the NFL go from a struggling start-up to the most powerful ...

Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, and remained out of the spotlight during ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Virginia Halas McCaskey, the principal owner of the NFL’s Chicago Bears and the only daughter of ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Virginia McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago Bears and daughter of founder George Halas, has died ...

She inherited the Bears from her father in 1983, one of the few women in sports to hold such a powerful position.

Daughter Anne moved into the old house ... facility in Lake Forest after him. As McCaskey stayed behind the scenes in recent years, her son George often was asked for updates on her state ...

The death of McCaskey’s only brother, George “Mugs” Halas Jr., of a ... She and her husband Ed raised a family of 11 in a modest house in Des Plaines, Illinois, according to the newspaper.

Virginia McCaskey has served as the Bears owner since October 31, 1983, on the death of her father, Bears founder George ...

She was 102. McCaskey controlled Chicago's NFL franchise since 1983, when she inherited ownership following the death of her father and team founder George Halas. George was also the first person ...

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.