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.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Chicago, Illinois
November 16, 2004