About 17 years ago, that blue sock monkey became the focus of Connelly’s artwork. The professional author/illustrator/graphic designer has since created a large portfolio of blue sock monkey ...

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 ...

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 ...

Illinois museum's sock monkey collection earns world record By Ben Hooper Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A museum in the Chicago suburbs broke a Guinness World Record with a display of 2,098 sock monkeys.

Sock monkeys, the red-mouthed, yarn-topped toys with a wide smile, were born during the Great Depression and handcrafted for the working class. Devotees of the little critters are still cherishing ...

The Sock Monkey Museum, a champion caretaker of the tradition, officially opened in 2022, and their interactive playscape connects people with America’s rich heritage that began in Illinois.

A standard 20-inch sock monkey takes her at least 2 hours to make and sells for $34.95. Her super-size dolls, 5 feet 6 inches or taller, take days to make and sell for several hundred dollars.

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 ...

There are sock monkeys that aren’t even monkeys, like the “adorable sock monkey bear,” with a starting bid of $6.99 and a “Buy It Now” price of $19.99. But you won’t get a sock monkey ...