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 ...

The tiny treasure in Long Grove, Ill., has nearly 2,100 of the snuggly stuffies Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in 2025. Kate ...

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 ...

HAYWARD — Dee Lindner didn't always know she'd become the "Sock Monkey Lady." The first time she recalls having seen a sock monkey was in the early 1970s, when her grandmother gave one to her nephew.

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, ...