Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Musi waJuly 4, 1837, chidhinha chokutanga chakaiswa nokuda kwechivako chechishanu cheIllinois chakagadzirwa naJohn F. Rague, uyo akagadzirawo chivako cheIowa Territorial Capitol chinenge chakafanana. Muna 1853, dzimbahwe rakapedzwa nokuda kwechiverengero chavose cha $260,000, inodokusvika ka20 mutengo wechivako chipi nechipi chakadaro chapakuvamba. Chivako chacho chakagadzirwa muchitaera cheGreek Revival chichibva pamatombo akatorwa makiromita 10 kubva panzvimbo yacho. Kwemakore akawanda, rakanga riri guta guru uye rakapfuma zvikurusa pamuganhu wokumadokero weUnited States. Chikamu chechishanu chakabatanidzwa zvikuru naAbraham Lincoln sezvo paiva pano paakataura nyaya pamberi peDare Repamusorosoro reIllinois, akashanda muState Legislature, akatanga kukakavadzana naStephen Douglas, akapa hurukuro yake yakakurumbira "Imba Yakakamurwa
" hurukuro, uye akarara mumamiriro ezvinhu pashure pokuurayiwa kwake pana April 14, 1865.