Midwest Banc Holdings Announces Fourth Quarter 2007 Earnings Call
           

MELROSE PARK, IL--(Marketwire - January 9, 2008) -  Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBHI)
announced that it will release fourth quarter 2007 earnings after the
market closes on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 and conduct a conference call to
discuss these results the following morning, January 30, 2008, at 11:00
A.M. eastern/10:00 A.M. central.

The webcast and call will be hosted by members of management.  A brief
discussion of quarterly results and trends will be followed by questions
from professional investors and analysts invited to participate in the
interactive portion of the discussion.

           

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