FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC
			Symbol			FMBI

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First Midwest Bank Acquires First DuPage Bank

2009-10-23 20:24 ET - News Release

ITASCA, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/23/09

(NASDAQ: FMBI) First Midwest Bank today announced that it acquired certain deposits and loans of Westmont-based First DuPage Bank at the close of business today in a transaction facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). First Midwest Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest" or the "Company").

"I want to assure all of the First DuPage customers and the surrounding community that the deposits and business affairs of the former First DuPage Bank are in safe and secure hands," said Michael L. Scudder, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Midwest. "Although we're new to Westmont, First Midwest has long been the community bank of choice for more than one quarter million families and twenty five thousand businesses in the greater Chicagoland area through our network of nearly 100 banking locations."

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