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Have you ever wondered why the famous Sock Monkey from Rockford, Illinois was invented? Well, I think I might have an answer.

Jenna Dooley has spent her professional career in public radio. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois - Springfield. She returned to Northern Public Radio in DeKalb after several years hosting Morning Edition at WUIS-FM in Springfield. She is a former "Newsfinder of the Year" fromthe Illinois Associated Press andrecipient of NIU's Donald R. Grubb Journalism Alumni Award. She is an active member of t...

This little chimp lived quietly on our bed for over a decade. It was the first gift our son bought for us. One day, my wife was making the bed when she was interrupted by a phone call, so she asked me to finish. The quarantine had been such a drag that I decided to try to cheer her up by hiding Socky under some pillows with just his head showing. Not only did it make her chuckle, but it also made me feel better too. I kept it up for about a week but eventually ran out of hiding places. Still wa...

I am just a sock monkey that likes to do wacky stuff to make people happy.

What If Rockford Had A NFL Team What if the NFL put a team in Rockford. Before I get started, I just want to be transparent with you. This scenario is strictly for entertainment purposes. Please avoid any negativity around it. I would really appreciate it if you would have some fun and use your imagination. I do realize that it is dang near impossible to happen. So, please refrain from using statements like "this is stupid" or anything similar. Okay, now that has been said, are you ready to hav...

Writer if youve never heard of him and he serenaded jasper. >> a guy serenaded your dog? this is so perverse. >> and the sock monkey was there, see? >> by the way, kimberly, youve got a good "one more thing." >> thanks be to god and the pope, because we have one more story thats very heartwarming in light of whats going on in the world. pennsylvania couple joe and kirsten masstrontonio claim that the brain tumor in their daughters head healed after the pope kissed her on the head. it was inopera...

Theres a picture this morning of jasper. i got a whole bunch of them. some pictures of rufus and edgar, buddy, lily and rose. look at these three. theyre pretty cute. theres somebody named sergeant jasper. check him out. pretty cute. and sky. and also i have an update. the sock monkey has been replaced. jasper got it last night. within minutes he ripped a hole in it. >> now i feel more comfortable. jesse. >> do you like to get sloppy and wet? well, people in spain love it. at the annual tomato f...

Its not the first time a toy gun has caused a stir at airport security. last december, tsa agents in st. louis confiscated a gun worn by a sock monkey dressed as john wayne. >> what could be a major break in a case that brought together a group torn apart by political differences and its baffled cops for four decades. good evening, doug. >> this week, police identified a person of interest in a disappearance case that put this city on edge 39 years ago. a case that still has not come to closure....

Happens. we have heavy rain about to work into new york city and boston, stretching into the panhandle of florida. central and northern new england, thats where we have freezing rain. we could end up with half an inch of freezing rain up that way. were also looking at about 3 inches of regular rain through virginia and into north carolina. and then temperatures will cool off. 60 today in washington, d.c. watch what happens as we go into tomorrow. back into 42. well be in the 30s through christma...

Prohibited in carry-on bags. heres one reason. >> to show you hose lethal these are. >> they can pack a punch. >> cover your ease, there is the exit wound. >> a few years back a traveler had a necklace similar to this one confiscated, was planning on wearing it in a rapper skit with his niece. no dice. the sock monkey got lots of sympathy. good job there, officer tsa. you protectly protected us. not since sock puppets were used to re-enact "flight" has puppets caused such a brouhaha. if it hasnt...