First Midwest Bancorp Announces Schedule for Second Quarter 2007 Earnings Release and Teleconference


ITASCA, IL--(Marketwire - June 25, 2007) - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBI) today announced the following schedule and contact information for its second quarter 2007 earnings release and teleconference:

--  2nd Quarter 2007 Earnings Release:  Wednesday, July 25, 2007, prior to
    the market opening, by Marketwire distribution and First Midwest's web site
    at www.firstmidwest.com.
    
--  Teleconference:  Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 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) 362-5158; International (617) 597-5397;
    passcode 91678672.  Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start
    of the teleconference.
    
--  Telephone Replay:  (888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888;
    passcode 26576503.  The replay will be available from 12:00 P.M. ET on July
    25, 2007 until 11:59 P.M. ET on August 1, 2007.
    
--  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 12:00 P.M. ET on July 25, 2007 until 11:59
    P.M. ET on August 1, 2007.
    

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 103 offices located in 63 communities, primarily in metropolitan Chicago. First Midwest was the only bank named by Chicago magazine as one of the 25 best places to work in Chicago.

Contact Information: CONTACT: Andrea L. Stangl Assistant Corporate Secretary (630) 875-7463 www.firstmidwest.com First Midwest Bancorp One Pierce Place, Suite 1500 Itasca, Illinois 60143-9768 (630) 875-7450