UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 18, 2001 First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation	0-10967 (Commission File Number)		36-3161078 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
300 Park Boulevard, Suite 405, Itasca, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)		60143 (Zip Code)
(630) 875-7450 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name and address, if changed since last report)

FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
FORM 8-K
April 18, 2001

Item 5. Other Events

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") reported today that during the first quarter 2001, the Company repurchased approximately 187,000 shares of its common stock and on April 3^rd completed the 3 million share repurchase authorization approved by its Board of Directors in February 1999. The Company currently has approximately 1.48 million shares remaining under its current repurchase authorization.

The following Items are not applicable for this Form 8-K:
	Item 1.	Changes in Control of Registrant
	Item 2.	Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
	Item 3.	Bankruptcy or Receivership
	Item 4.	Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
	Item 6.	Resignations of Registrant's Directors
	Item 7.	Financial Statements and Exhibits
	Item 8.	Change in Fiscal Year
	Item 9.	Sales of Equity Securities Pursuant to Regulation S

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 18, 2001	First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Registrant) /s/ DONALD J. SWISTOWICZ Donald J. Swistowicz Executive Vice President