Even if some heirs want to cash out, experts say it's unlikely to impact the borrowing capacity the McCaskey family needs to bankroll a new stadium. That's because NFL rules now allow teams to sell up to 10% to private equity investors.

Longtime Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey passed away on Feb. 6, 2025, at the age of 102, the team confirmed in an X (formerly Twitter) post. She inherited the team after her father, George Halas,

The daughter of the Bears founder and football pioneer, George Halas, she witnessed much of N.F.L. history from a young age, then took the team’s reins in 1983.

Virginia McCaskey leaves behind over $1 billion of net worth and the ownership of the Chicago Bears after her death in 2025.

Bears owner Virginia McCaskey died on Thursday at the age of 102, the team announced. McCaskey served as the owner of the Bears since Oct. 31, 1983, with the passing of her father and team patriarch, George “Papa Bear” Halas.

Virginia Halas McCaskey has died at the age of 102. McCaskey became owner of the Chicago Bears in 1983. Her father George Halas was the team's founder and first coach.

Virginia McCaskey has served as the Bears owner since October 31, 1983, on the death of her father, Bears founder George Halas.

McCaskey has been the team's principal owner since 1983, when her father and team founder George S. Halas died.

The Chicago Bears have begun to say their final goodbyes Tuesday to longtime team owner Virginia Halas McCaskey, who died last Thursday at 102.