EXHIBIT 99.9

                            CONSENT OF EUGENE SAWYER



          Pursuant to Rule 438 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Act of 1933, I hereby consent to being named, in the joint proxy
statement-prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating
to the proposed merger of each of MB Financial, Inc. and MidCity Financial
Corporation into MB-MidCity, Inc. (the "New Company"), as a person who is
expected to become a director of the New Company upon consummation of such
transaction.

                                           /s/ EUGENE SAWYER
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                                           EUGENE SAWYER

Date: July 3, 2001