Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Call
           

<p>MELROSE PARK, IL--(Marketwire - October 31, 2008) -  Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. (<exchange name="NASDAQ">NASDAQ</exchange>: <ticker name="MBHI">MBHI</ticker>) announced that it will release third quarter 2008 earnings before the
market opens on Monday, November 3, 2008.  A conference call will be held
the same day at 10:00 a.m. (Central Standard Time).
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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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