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

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