But that was the last time the Honey Bears took the field. According to contemporary reporting from the Chicago Tribune, the cheerleaders were told that their contract with the team would not be ...

“Bringing (the Honey Bears) back in the form that they were ... Call 847-392-7411 for ticket info. . . . Illinois-Chicago ranks as the sixth-winningest softball team of the ’90s, according ...

As quoted by the Daily Herald, Bears owner George S. "Papa Bear" Halas told the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce, "I hope and pray that 1977 will find the Bears contending for a title in a new ...

Longtime Chicago Bears owner Virginia Halas McCaskey ... McCaskey famously did away with the Bears cheerleading squad, "The Honey Bears," in 1986, arguing their presence was "sexist and degrading ...

“Michael came to me and said, ‘How would you feel about eliminating the Honey Bears?’” she said in “Chicago Bears Centennial Scrapbook.” “To me, it was always a distraction. They ...

Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia McCaskey ... In 1986, she disbanded the team's cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, citing their performances as sexist and degrading. This move was a ...