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.

The Chicago Bears laid their matriarch to rest on a snowy Wednesday morning in the northwest suburbs. Hundreds of friends and family, including fellow NFL owners and many former Bears players,

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

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.

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

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.

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.