The team has been in her family since George Halas took over control of the Decatur Staleys in 1921. Born on Jan. 5, 1923, McCaskey has been around the Bears since she was a little girl.

One of the last members of the Halas family to be among the inner circle with George “Papa Bear” Halas, has died. Mildred Halas passed away Nov. 1. The longtime Mount Prospect resident was 83.

Bears Likely Have Well-Thought Out Succession Plan. Virginia’s son, George Halas McCaskey, is currently the team chairman, and he leads a group of family members, including Patrick McCaskey ...

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 died, there ...

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 ...

Davis said Halas never intended for the McCaskey family to run the Bears. His son, George Jr. or ‘‘Mugs,’’ had been groomed to replace his father before dying suddenly in 1979.

Former Chicago Bears chairman Michael McCaskey, the grandson of George Halas who led the franchise for three decades, died on Saturday after a battle with cancer, the team said in a statement.

Virginia Halas McCaskey, 102 of Des Plaines was born January 5, 1923, in Chicago to George and Min (Bushing) Halas and passed away peacefully February 6, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Virgi… ...

George Halas' houseplant — and its identical copies — help Bears connect to their past Inside a building that so cherishes the Bears’ connection to the past sits a golden pothos, whose vines ...