ITASCA, IL--(Marketwire - April 23, 2010) - (NASDAQ: FMBI) First Midwest Bank today announced that it acquired certain deposits and loans of Peotone Bank and Trust Company, Peotone, Illinois at the close of business today in a transaction facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). First Midwest Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest" or the "Company").