Virginia McCaskey

Smith future remains mystery

2012-12-13 17:21:00

In less than three weeks, there will be answers to all the questions being debated around water coolers from Milwaukee to Merrillville. Many words have been devoted to Lovie Smith's future and the power structure in Lake Forest since the Bears tumbled...

Given history, Smith might be best fit for Bears

2012-12-11 17:42:00

The Bears may appear to be going nowhere, but that doesn't mean Lovie Smith is headed anywhere. Smith effectively can seal another contract with a victory over the Packers on Sunday. Beating the Packers is important to Bears ownership, and Smith could...

Religious leaders forge game plan at Bears' practice site

2012-10-14 19:19:00

Owners of the Chicago Bears hosted religious leaders and politicians Sunday at the team’s practice facility, where speakers lamented the “eroding freedom to speak in the language of faith in the public square.” The Reclaiming...

The Urlacher plan (my plan, anyway)

2012-08-07 07:43:00

Listen up, it only matters if Brian Urlacher misses a real game. What’s more, it doesn’t really matter if he misses the first real game. In fact, I’d suggest he do exactly that and I’ll explain later on. But first, the Bears...

Bears' McCaskey doesn't like to deal with hypotheticals

2012-03-25 15:31:00

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After becoming chairman of the board last May, George McCaskey has overseen an interesting year for the team his grandfather George Halas founded. McCaskey sat down with the Tribune at the NFL meetings to discuss the state of...

Bears were willing to gamble

2012-03-15 00:00:00

Rasheedah Watley has known Brandon Marshall since he was 12 and laughed when I asked her Wednesday if the Bears can change Marshall in ways the Broncos or Dolphins couldn't. "It's very foolish to think that,'' said Watley, Marshall's high school...

Bears matriarch pleased with hiring of Emery

2012-01-30 15:53:00

Super Bowl champs offer Bears a road map

2012-02-06 09:00:00

I presume that the Bears’ new so-called general manager watched the Super Bowl, as the Bears traditionally have done for 44 of the previous 46 years. And so, I presume that Phil Emery told Lovie Smith that his defensive line is nowhere close to...

Doesn't sound like Emery knows how to judge a coach

2012-01-31 09:39:00

Phil Emery got so revved up that he forgot reality. No, wait, �Emery didn’t get revved up at his introductory news conference. Emery seems incapable of getting revved up. So, maybe Emery was just so focused on offering snappy catchphrases about...

What the Bears should've learned from Sunday (but probably didn't)

2012-01-23 09:45:00

What I learned about the Bearsfrom the Giants-Niners NFC Championship Game: The Niners reminded me of the Bears who went to Super Bowl 41 and lost to Indianapolis. The 2006 Bears had a quarterback who could kill you as quickly as he could win a game for...

NFL playoffs reveal more reasons to fire Lovie

2012-01-16 07:32:00

One thing we learned from this weekend’s NFL playoff games: Lovie Smith was lucky he didn’t get the Jerry Angelo treatment. Angelo was fired after somebody finally looked at his lousy draft history and failure to insure the most important...

Where does Virginia fit in Bears' silly GM search?

2012-01-04 08:13:00

If I ran a top-down corporate structure and an underling walked into my office with a plan to fire the guy directly below him but mandate that his successor retain the person below that level, I would’ve fired the guy for presenting such a...

Bears owner Virginia McCaskey and team president George McCaskey.

2011-10-22 00:00:00

The 88-year-old daughter of George Halas , Virginia McCaskey and her children are controlling owners of the team. She appointed Ted Phillips as president and CEO in 1999 and her son George McCaskey as chairman of the board. She attends games and league functions.

2011-10-22 00:00:00