8-K

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) February 19, 2002 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

February 19, 2002

Item 5. Other Events

On February 19, 2002, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing its participation in the Midwest 2002 Super-Community Bank Conference. This press release, dated February 19, 2002, is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
	(a) and (b) not applicable
	(c) Exhibit Index:
	99	Press Release issued by First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. dated February 19, 2002.
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 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.
	First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: February 19, 2002	/s/ DONALD J. SWISTOWICZ
	Donald J. Swistowicz Executive Vice President

EX-99

				Exhibit 99
				News Release
[LOGO]	First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.			First Midwest Bancorp 300 Park Blvd., Suite 405 P.O. Box 459 Itasca, Illinois 60143-9768 (630) 875-7450
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE			CONTACT:	Donald J. Swistowicz (630) 875-7460
TRADED: SYMBOL:		Nasdaq FMBI
FIRST MIDWEST TO PARTICIPATE IN MIDWEST SUPER-COMMUNITY BANK CONFERENCE

ITASCA, IL., FEBRUARY 19, 2002 - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMBI) today announced that it will be participating in the Midwest 2002 Super-Community Bank Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois on February 26 - 27, 2002. John M. O'Meara, First Midwest's President and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of First Midwest Bank, is scheduled to present at the Conference on February 27^th at 10:35 AM (CDT). Interested individuals may view a live webcast of the presentation by accessing http://www.super-communitybanking.com/midwest.htm. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the aforementioned website for approximately 7 days following the presentation. A copy of the slides used in the presentation is also available by accessing the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.firstmidwest.com.

With assets of approximately $5.7 billion, First Midwest is the largest independent and one of the overall largest banking companies in the highly attractive suburban Chicago banking market. As the premier independent suburban Chicago banking company, First Midwest provides commercial banking, trust, investment management and related financial services to a broad array of customers through 69 offices located in more than 40 communities primarily in northern Illinois.

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