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

ITASCA, IL--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 5, 2009 -- First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest") (NasdaqGS:FMBI - News), the holding company of First Midwest Bank, today announced the following schedule and contact information for its fourth quarter 2008 earnings release and teleconference:

 
--  4th Quarter 2008 Earnings Release:  Wednesday, January 28, 2009, prior
    to the market opening, by Marketwire distribution and First Midwest's web
    site at http://www.firstmidwest.com.

--  Teleconference:  Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 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 http://www.firstmidwest.com.

--  Dial-in Numbers:  (866) 713-8310; International (617) 597-5308;
    passcode 287 96 096.  Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled
    start of the teleconference.

--  Telephone Replay:  (888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888;
    passcode 713 29 279.  The replay will be available from 12:00 P.M. ET on
    January 28, 2009 until 11:59 P.M. ET on February 4, 2009.

--  Web Replay:  Access the web replay by selecting the Investor Relations
    section of the First Midwest web site at http://www.firstmidwest.com.  The replay
    will be available beginning at 12:00 P.M. ET on January 28, 2009 until
    11:59 P.M. ET on February 4, 2009.

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 some 100 offices located in 62 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:
     Greg Gorbatenko
     Investor Relations
     (630) 875-7533
     http://www.firstmidwest.com