EXHIBIT 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the inclusion of our report dated March 8, 2006, except for Note
A, Income Per Share, with respect to the stock dividend distributed June 16,
2006, as to which the date is June 16, 2006, on the consolidated financial
statements of Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and Prospectus of Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. We
also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of Dearborn Bancorp, Inc., of our report dated March 8, 2006 on
management's assessment of internal control over financial reporting and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which report is
included in the 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. We
also consent to the use of our name as "Experts" in the Prospectus.


                                                    Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 22, 2006