Covest Bancshares Inc Watch

from 10-Q 1 page Exhibit 10.28 (Larsen Employment Agreement)

from 11-K 1 page Exhibit No. 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors We Consent to the Incorporation by Reference of Our Report, Dated April 10, 2003, on the Financial Statements of Covest Banc Profit Sharing Plan ("The Plan") Which Is Included in This Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 Into Covest Bancshares, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the Plan. Crowe Chizek and Company LLC Oak Brook, Illinois June 27, 2003

from 8-K 2 pages Press Release

from 8-K 77 pages Agreement and Plan of Reorganization Between Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. and Covest Bancshares, Inc. Dated as of November 1, 2002

from 10-Q 1 page Amendment 2002-1 to 1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

from SC 13D 1 page Plan of reorganization, merger, acquisition or similar