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             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated February 8, 1997 (except for Note K, as to
which the date is March 7, 1997), accompanying the consolidated financial
statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of First Enterprise
Financial Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1996.  We consent to the
incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in the Registration
Statement of First Enterprise Financial Group, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No.
333-09039, effective July 26, 1996).


                                        GRANT THORNTON LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 27, 1997