Sock monkey dolls are usually stocked at local stores, but supplies may be limited. Your best bet to get one before Christmas is to check out the Midway Village Museum Gift Shop, where a team is ...

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 ...

When Joelene Chinn finishes one of her creations, it’s a bit like Rockford’s infamous Sock Monkey — gone punk. The 33-year-old mother is the mastermind behind the rockin’ sock dolls ...

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.