ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- Joan Sage had yet to find out if David Letterman liked the sock monkey doll she mailed him. She said she'd hit the ceiling if he really dug the pacifier-toting doll, specially ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — When you think of Rockford, you may not think about socks or knitting, but during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, those two things helped the city grow. Sock monkeys may not ...

SAGE — 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.