By Todd Feurer
February 6, 2025 / 11:42 AM CST / CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey has died at the age of 102, the team announced Thursday.
McCaskey has been the team’s principal owner since 1983, hen her father and team founder George S. Halas died.
“While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long, full, faith-filled life and is now with the love of her life on earth,” the family said in a statement provided by the Bears. “She guided the Bears for four decades and based every business decision on what was best for Bears players, coaches, staff and fans.”
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Todd FeurerTodd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service.
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