EXHIBIT 23.1









            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 23, 2004 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in Old National Bancorp's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.




Chicago, Illinois
August 19, 2004