Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJuly 4, 1837, zvidhina zvokutanga zvakaiswa zveIllinois' capitol yechishanu yakagadzirwa naJohn F. Rague, uyo akagadzirawo Iowa Territorial Capitol inenge yakafanana. 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 kwakanga kuri pano kuti akatsigira mhaka pamberi peDare Repamusorosoro reIllinois, akashanda muState Legislature, akatanga kukakavadzana naStephen Douglas, akapa hurukuro yake yakakurumbira "
House Divided" hurukuro, uye yakagara muhurumende pashure pokuurawa kwake pana April 14, 1865.