First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Announces Schedule for Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Teleconference

ITASCA, IL, Jul 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest") (NASDAQ: FMBI), the holding
company of First Midwest Bank, today announced the following schedule and
contact information for its second quarter 2009 earnings release and
teleconference:

-- 2nd Quarter 2009 Earnings Release: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, prior to
the market opening, by Marketwire distribution and First Midwest's web site
at www.firstmidwest.com.

-- Teleconference: Wednesday, July 22, 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 www.firstmidwest.com.

-- Dial-in Numbers: (866) 700-6067; International (617) 213-8834;
Passcode # 434 12 643. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled
start of the teleconference.

-- Telephone Replay: (888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888;
Passcode # 963 01 975. The replay will be available from 1:00 P.M. ET on
July 22, 2009 until 11:59 P.M. ET on July 29, 2009.

-- 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 July 22, 2009 until 11:59
P.M. ET on July 29, 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
www.firstmidwest.com

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