Sock monkeys were hanging from the rafters Thursday at the Sock Monkey Museum in Long Grove. They also were spilling out of barrels, hanging from decorative trees and tucked into innumerable nooks, ...

OSAGE — The old-fashioned, handcrafted sock monkey dolls made with the original Rockford Red Heel socks from Fox River Mills have become a favorite piece of “Americana” over the years. Now, the Osage ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Sock Monkey Madness, a one-of-a-kind annual event, returns as a celebration of the past by highlighting Rockford’s once thriving knitting industry and the iconic stuffed sock toy ...

The sock monkey is a piece of Americana born in the 1920s when the original Rockford Red Heel sock was first turned into animal dolls. This particular sock was manufactured as a work sock in 1915 and ...

A life-size Sock Monkey will take the wheel of an all-new 2011 Kia Sorento CUV during a 60-second ad to run in the third quarter of the big game Sunday. Sock Monkey-the century-old beloved toy ...