Midwest Banc Holdings Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings Call

Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBHI) announced that it will release first quarter 2006 earnings on Friday, April 28, 2006 and conduct a conference call to discuss these results that morning at 10:00 A.M. EDT/9:00 A.M. CDT.

The webcast and call will be hosted by James J. Giancola, President and Chief Executive Officer. A brief discussion of quarterly results and trends will be followed by questions from professional investors and analysts invited to participate in the interactive portion of the discussion.

Interested parties wishing to participate in the interactive portion of the call can dial in at (877) 407-0778 or (201) 689-8565 for international calls. The live webcast can be accessed at www.midwestbanc.com and will be available for replay on that website through July 28, 2006. The audio replay may be accessed through May 5, 2006 at (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415 for international calls, account number 286, conference ID number 199118.

Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. provides a wide range of retail and commercial lending services, personal and corporate trust services, residential mortgage origination, and securities and insurance brokerage activities throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area. The Company's principal operating subsidiaries are: Midwest Bank and Trust Company, Midwest Financial and Investment Services, Inc., and Midwest Bank Insurance Services, L.L.C.

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