ROCKFORD — What a joyride it’s been the past year for the nostalgic sock monkey. The cuddly doll that Rockford claims as its own creation has traveled national airwaves with a teddy bear, a ...

Decades later, improved versions of the machine made it possible to create new things like the sock monkey. The doll was first discovered in 1949, made with Nelson's Rockford Red Heel socks.

ROCKFORD (WREX) — You can hang a piece of Rockford on your Christmas tree. The J.R. Kortman Center for Design is selling ornaments with iconic Rockford landmarks. From the Coronado Theater to ...

Today, the sock monkey is the face of the “Made in Rockford” movement, making anything bearing its image perfect gifts and stocking stuffers.

BMO Harris Bank, in partnership with the Rockford IceHogs and the United Way of Rock River Valley, will host a 'Sock Drive on Sock Monkey Night' at Rockford's BMO Harris Bank Center on March 2, 2013.

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.

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.