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

ITASCA, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/28/08 -- First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBI) today announced the following schedule and contact information for its first quarter 2008 earnings release and teleconference:

-- 1st Quarter 2008 Earnings Release: Wednesday, April 23, 2008, prior to the market opening, by Marketwire distribution and First Midwest's web site at www.firstmidwest.com. -- Teleconference: Wednesday, April 23, 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: (866) 800-8652; International (617) 614-2705; passcode 169 27 765. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the teleconference. -- Telephone Replay: (888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888; passcode 471 67 628. The replay will be available from 1:00 P.M. ET on April 23, 2008 until 11:59 P.M. ET on April 30, 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 1:00 P.M. ET on April 23, 2008 until 11:59 P.M. ET on April 30, 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 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: Andrea L. Stangl Assistant Corporate Secretary (630) 875-7463 www.firstmidwest.com

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