EX-23 2 exhibit23.htm CONSTENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM exhibit23.htm

Exhibit 23






CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-25136) pertaining to the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of our report dated June 22, 2012, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2011.



/s/ Ernst and Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
June 22, 2012