ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TAYC) today announced that it plans to report fourth quarter 2008 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, January 29, 2009. A news release will be available at that time on the company's website at htttp://www.taylorcapitalgroup.com.

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Conference Call/Internet Audio Broadcast Information

A conference call hosted by Taylor Capital Group Chairman Bruce W. Taylor will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time). Investors, news media and others may access the call by telephone at 1-888-679-8035, passcode 14425215.

This call is being webcast by Thomson and can be accessed via a live Internet audio broadcast at Taylor Capital Group, Inc.'s website at http://www.taylorcapitalgroup.com.

The webcast also is being distributed over Thomson's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through Thomson's individual investor center at http://www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in Thomson's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (http://www.streetevents.com).

About Taylor Capital Group, Inc.

Taylor Capital Group, Inc. is a bank-holding company headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The company derives virtually all of its revenue from its subsidiary, Cole Taylor Bank, which presently operates 9 banking centers throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.

SOURCE Taylor Capital Group, Inc.