Ted Phillips, the first non-Halas or McCaskey family member to hold the title, still is team president. “She wielded the big stick inherited from her father with the same toughness she hides so ...

Since her death last month, tributes have poured in for Virginia McCaskey, the owner of the Chicago Bears. On March 3, ...

A long procession of family members arrived at St. Emily around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers wore Chicago Bears colored blue and orange ties. Virginia McCaskey’s son Patrick McCaskey ...

McCaskey passed away at 102 years old. The final Bears game during her lifetime was a 24-22 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Those in the Bears family remembered her as someone who ...

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Family and friends will gather Wednesday morning to honor Virginia Halas McCaskey, the longtime Chicago Bears owner, at a private funeral service. McCaskey, who died last week at 102, took over ...

Virginia McCaskey came by her fandom honestly. According to family members, she often wouldn't serve dessert on Sundays when the Bears lost. In that same 2006 interview, she recalled attending the ...

In addition, four buses filled with Bears staffers made the trip from Halas Hall. Mrs. McCaskey's family filled a large section of the church; she is survived by nine children, 21 grandchildren, 40 ...

"Just beautiful." McCaskey was a hands-off owner, leaving most decisions about the team to family members and trusted advisers. But even as the NFL became a multibillion dollar enterprise ...

McCaskey’s father ... as the team’s principal owner (a role which included voting on behalf of 13 family members on the board of directors) when Chicago most recently made it to the Super ...