Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Diedrich Robert P
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC [FMBI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Trust Division Manager
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE PIERCE PLACE, SUITE 1500		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2012
(Street)

ITASCA, IL 60143		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/01/2012   P   3,000 A $ 11.115 5,160 (1) I By IRA
Common Stock               33,945 (2) D  
Common Stock               9,204 (3) I By Profit Sharing Plan Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Diedrich Robert P
ONE PIERCE PLACE
SUITE 1500
ITASCA, IL 60143		       EVP, Trust Division Manager  

Signatures

 Andrea L. Stangl, Attorney-in-fact for Robert P. Diedrich   02/03/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Between May 25, 2011 and February 3, 2012 the reporting person acquired 6 shares of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock under the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The aggregate information reported in this line item includes such shares as reported in a statement dated December 16, 2011.
(2) Between May 25, 2011 and February 3, 2012 the reporting person acquired 8 shares of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock under the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The aggregate information reported in this line item includes such shares as reported in a statement dated December 16, 2011.
(3) Between May 25, 2011 and February 3, 2012 the Reporting Person acquired 27 shares of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment feature of the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan; and 8 shares were sold from the Reporting Person's account in satisfaction of quarterly Plan administration fees. The aggregate information reported in this line item is based on plan statements dated July 19, 2011, October 17, 2011, December 15, 2011 and January 23, 2012, respectively.

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