Emily's Monkeys is a project to give a hand-made sock monkey to as many Scottish Rite patients as possible. The Houghs have delivered about 200 sock monkeys so far, but they are not done.

Prepare to be swarmed with Sock Monkeys at the 20th anniversary of Sock Monkey Madness. This year’s theme is Rockford Sports with tons of Rockford Peach photo opportunities. Kids can make their ...

The Sock Monkey Museum in Long Grove, Ill. About 35 miles northwest of Chicago, there's some serious monkey business happening. Open since 2022, the Sock Monkey Museum houses nearly 2,100 of the ...

Nor do they know particulars regarding how America’s gangly, long-limbed red heel sock monkeys fashioned from these socks became popular icons with worldwide charm.

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.

Sock Monkeys are counted by Guinness World Records representatives Chloe McCarthy, left, and Hannah Ortman at the Sock Monkey Museum in Long Grove on Thursday. The museum officially set the world ...

ROCKFORD — A long-time fun tradition returned to Midway Village Museum today. Sock Monkey Madness Day. The family event has been around for nearly 20 years.