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) July 21, 2004 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)

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FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.

FORM 8-K

July 21, 2004

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
	(a) and (b) not applicable
	(c) Exhibit Index:
	99	Press Release issued by First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. dated July 21, 2004.
Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition On July 21, 2004, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing its earnings results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004. This press release, dated July 21, 2004, is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.

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: July 21, 2004	/s/ STEVEN H. SHAPIRO
	Steven H. Shapiro Executive Vice President

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