Exhibit 99 | ||||
News Release | ||||
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| First Midwest Bancorp | ||
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: | Donald J. Swistowicz | ||
TRADED: SYMBOL: | Nasdaq
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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 27th 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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