A fact from James M. Strode appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 August 2007. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that as an Illinois State Senator James M. Strode introduced legislation authorizing a loan used to begin construction on the Illinois and Michigan Canal? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/August.

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This is one example of many articles, not just on the Black Hawk War, where militia service has been confused with being in the US Army. Strode did not have a military "career" in the usual sense of that word. He was a lawyer and politician who served in the militia for brief times during emergencies. The military infobox is not really correct here, since soldiering was not his profession. — Kevin Myers 03:43, 24 December 2010 (UTC) reply