First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Announces Schedule for Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Teleconference

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ITASCA, IL--(Marketwire - September 30, 2008) - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest") (NASDAQ: FMBI) today announced the following schedule and contact information for its third quarter 2008 earnings release and teleconference: 

--  3rd Quarter 2008 Earnings Release:  Wednesday, October 22, 2008, prior
    to the market opening, by Marketwire distribution and First Midwest's web
    site at www.firstmidwest.com.
    
--  Teleconference:  Wednesday, October 22, 2008, from 10:00 A.M. ET to
    11:00 A.M. ET.  Listen-only mode via telephone and Internet broadcast on
    the First Midwest web site at www.firstmidwest.com.
    
--  Dial-in Numbers:  (800) 659-2037; International (617) 614-2713;
    passcode 225 78 148.  Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled
    start of the teleconference.
    
--  Telephone Replay:  (888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888;
    passcode 950 59 150.  The replay will be available from 12:00 P.M. ET on
    October 22, 2008 until 11:59 P.M. ET on October 29, 2008.
    
--  Web Replay:  Access the web replay by selecting the Investor Relations
    section of the First Midwest web site at www.firstmidwest.com.  The replay
    will be available beginning at 12:00 P.M. ET on October 22, 2008 until
    11:59 P.M. ET on October 29, 2008.

First Midwest is the premier relationship-based banking franchise in the growing Chicagoland banking market. As one of the Chicago metropolitan area's largest independent bank holding companies, First Midwest provides the full range of both business and retail banking and trust and investment management services through 101 offices located in 63 communities, primarily in metropolitan Chicago. First Midwest was recently recognized by the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workforce Flexibility in the greater Chicago area.

Contact Information: CONTACT: Greg Gorbatenko Investor Relations (630) 875-7533 www.firstmidwest.com

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