The Chicago Bears laid their matriarch to rest on a snowy Wednesday morning in the northwest suburbs. Hundreds of friends and ...

Family and friends of Virginia Halas McCaskey will come together Wednesday morning to honor the late Bears owner.

The daughter of the Bears founder and football pioneer, George Halas, she witnessed much of N.F.L. history from a young age, ...

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (CBS) -- Longtime Chicago Bears matriarch Virginia Halas McCaskey was laid to rest this morning. Mrs. McCaskey died Thursday, Feb. 6, at the age of 102.

Virginia Halas McCaskey, longtime Chicago Bears owner and daughter of NFL co-founder George Halas, passed away at 102. She ...

The oldest daughter of George Halas took over the Chicago Bears in 1979. She was beloved and respected around the world of ...

The Chargers’ Dean Spanos, the Giants’ John Mara, the Chiefs’ Clark Hunt, the Bengals’ Mike Brown and the Cardinals’ Michael Bidwill were among the NFL owners who made the trip to Mount Prospect.

Virginia Halas McCaskey was thrust into role as principal owner of the Chicago Bears after the deaths of her brother and ...

Halas died on Oct. 31, 1983. Her son, George, has been chairman of the Bears since 2011 when he took over that role from ...

Her late husband, Ed, who died in 2003 ... Standing behind Halas is Mrs. George Halas Jr., from left, Ed McCaskey, George ...

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

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