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

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 ...

Chicago Bears Share Though she lived to the ripe old age of 102, Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey did not live long enough to realize her family’s long-held dream of building a new stadium.

Getty Images On the worn grass of Soldier Field, four generations of the McCaskey family gathered in the early evening of Jan. 21, 2007. At their center was their matriarch, Virginia McCaskey.

She was 102.McCaskey’s family announced through the team that she died Thursday. She had owned the Bears since her father’s death on Oct. 31, 1983.“While we are sad, we are comforted knowing ...

She was 102. McCaskey's family announced through the team that she died Thursday. She had owned the Bears since her father's death on Oct. 31, 1983. "While we are sad, we are comforted knowing ...

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 ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The McCaskey family’s statement on matriarch Virginia’s passing said she “based every business decision on what was best for Bears ...

Though she lived to the ripe old age of 102, Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey did not live long enough to realize her family’s long-held dream of building a new stadium. She left behind a ...