First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. to Participate in FBR 2005 Investor Conference

First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOBB) today
announced that it will be participating in the 2005 Investor
Conference hosted by Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Co., Inc. to be held
in New York, New York on November 29 - 30, 2005. Richard M. Rieser,
Jr., President and CEO of First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. is
scheduled to present at the Conference on Tuesday, November 29 at 1:00
p.m. (Central Daylight Savings Time).
   Interested individuals may view a live webcast of the presentation
by accessing www.fbr.com/investor05/ and then selecting "Webcast" from
the menu where you will be directed to our presentation. To listen to
the webcast, please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early
to download and install any necessary software.
   For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be
available on www.fbr.com/investor05/ website for up to 60 days
following the event. A copy of our presentation can be accessed on our
website at www.firstoakbrook.com following the presentation.

   First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc., is a $2.179 billion bank holding
company which owns Oak Brook Bank. First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc.,
established in 1983 and public since 1985, is the 12th largest
independent, publicly-held bank holding company headquartered in
Illinois; Oak Brook Bank is the 19th largest bank or thrift in the
Chicago banking market and serves Chicagoland from 21 offices, 17 of
which are located in the western suburbs of Chicago.

   The Company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market(R)
under the ticker symbol FOBB. FOBB remains on the Russell 2000(R)
Index.

   Additional information can be found in the Investor Relations
section of First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc.'s website at
www.firstoakbrook.com.