UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 11-K

                 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004


                       FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
                           401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                              (Full Title of Plan)


                       FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
                             1515 Charleston Avenue
                                  P.O. Box 499
                             Mattoon, Illinois 61938

           (Name of Issuer of the Securities Held Pursuant to the Plan
               and the Address of the Principal Executive Office)
















                       FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
                           401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                 Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

                           December 31, 2004 and 2003

     (With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)









                       FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
                           401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN




                                Table of Contents




                                                                       Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                 1

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits                    2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits          3

Notes to Financial Statements                                           4

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)          9










             Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm





The Participants and Plan Administrator of the
First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
   401(k) Profit Sharing Plan:


We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of net assets  available for plan
benefits of the First Mid Illinois  Bancshares,  Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
as of December  31, 2004 and 2003,  and the related  statement of changes in net
assets  available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2004.  These
financial  statements  are the  responsibility  of the Plan  Administrator.  Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance  with the standards of the Public  Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis,  evidence  supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by the plan administrator,  as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement  presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the net assets available for plan benefits of the First
Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2004
and 2003, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year
ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting
principles.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held
at end of year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a
required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information
required by the  Department  of Labor's  Rules &  Regulations  for Reporting and
Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of 1974.  This
supplemental  schedule  is the  responsibility  of the Plan  Administrator.  The
supplemental  schedule has been subjected to the auditing  procedures applied in
the audit of the basic  financial  statements  and,  in our  opinion,  is fairly
stated in all material  respects in relation to the basic  financial  statements
taken as a whole.




/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
June 24, 2005





                       FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
                           401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
              Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
                           December 31, 2004 and 2003






                                                                   2004              2003
                                                            ----------------  ----------------
                                                                                    
   Assets:
     Investments, at fair value:
        Mutual funds                                          $  11,540,838     $   9,585,032
        Money market funds                                          205,631           257,025
        Certificates of deposit                                   1,457,730         1,378,437
        Employer common stock                                     9,192,884         7,215,610
        Participant loans                                           482,914           319,348
                                                            ----------------  ----------------
                                                                 22,879,997        18,755,452

     Receivables:
        Interest and dividends                                       63,921            82,147
        Employer contributions                                        1,761                --
                                                            ----------------  ----------------
                Total assets                                     22,945,679        18,837,599

     Liabilities:
        Refunds due to excess contributions                           4,629                --
                                                            ----------------  ----------------
          Net assets available for plan benefits              $  22,941,060     $  18,837,599
                                                            ================  ================



   See accompanying notes to financial statements.




                       FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
                           401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
         Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
                          Year ended December 31, 2004





Additions to net assets attributed to:
  Investment income:
     Interest and dividends                                   $     498,841
     Net appreciation in fair value of investments                2,571,172
                                                              --------------
                Total investment income                           3,070,013
                                                              --------------

  Contributions:

   Employer                                                         613,843
   Participants                                                     719,296
   Rollovers                                                        142,044
                                                              --------------
     Total contributions                                          1,475,183
                                                              --------------
     Total additions                                              4,545,196

  Deductions from net assets attributed to:
  Benefit payments                                                  441,745
                                                              --------------
     Net increase in net assets available for plan benefits       4,103,451
Net assets available for plan benefits:
    Beginning of year                                            18,837,599
                                                              --------------
    End of year                                               $  22,941,050
                                                              ==============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.





(1) Description of Plan


     The following description of the First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. 401(k)
     Profit  Sharing  Plan  (the  Plan)   provides  only  general   information.
     Participants  should  refer  to the  plan  agreement  for a  more  complete
     description of the Plan's provisions.

          General

          The Plan is a defined  contribution  plan  established  on  January 1,
          1985,   covering   all  eligible   employees  of  First   Mid-Illinois
          Bancshares, Inc. (the Company) and any of its subsidiary corporations.
          All employees who have completed one-half year of service are eligible
          to  participate in the Plan.  Under the  provisions of the Plan,  each
          participant  may  direct  their   contributions  into  any  of  eleven
          investment options available under the Plan. The Plan currently offers
          eight mutual funds, a money market fund,  certificates of deposit, and
          the  Company's  common stock as investment  options for  participants.
          Participants  are also allowed to transfer all or part of their actual
          balances between these funds. The Plan is subject to the provisions of
          the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

          Contributions

          Under the  provisions of the Plan, all employees who have entered into
          a  compensation  reduction  agreement  with the  Company  may elect to
          reduce their eligible compensation by up to any percentage, subject to
          the dollar  limitations of Section 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code
          (Code),  ($13,000  for the 2004 Plan  year),  and to have the  Company
          contribute this amount to the Plan as a before-tax contribution of the
          participant. The Company also makes a matching contribution calculated
          as a percentage of the before tax contribution  made on behalf of each
          contributing participant.  The Company determines this percentage each
          year.  Matching  contributions,  however,  will not  exceed  2% of the
          eligible  compensation  of each  participant  in any year  and  cannot
          exceed 50% of the employee's elected deferral.  Matching contributions
          are invested according to the participant's  investment elections. For
          the year ended December 31, 2004, the matching contribution percentage
          was 2% for a total of $187,502.

          The Company may also, at its sole  discretion,  contribute to the Plan
          an  amount  to be  determined  from  year to year as a profit  sharing
          contribution. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the profit sharing
          contribution was 4% of eligible  compensation for a total of $426,341.
          The profit  sharing  contribution  is maintained  in a  nonparticipant
          directed  investment until this  contribution is allocated by the Plan
          to the  participant  accounts.  Participants  who work at least  1,000
          hours  of  service   during  the  plan  year  are   entitled  to  this
          contribution  regardless  of whether  they elect to make a  before-tax
          contribution.

          Participant Accounts

          Separate  participant  accounts  are  maintained  for the  purpose  of
          distributing  the Plan's  earnings or losses,  forfeitures,  voluntary
          employee contributions, and employer contributions. Allocations of the
          Plan's earnings or losses, forfeitures,  and employer contributions to
          the participant  accounts are based on participant earnings or account
          balances,  as defined in the Plan.  Forfeited  nonvested  accounts are
          allocated to  participant  accounts  annually.  The benefit to which a
          participant  is entitled is the benefit that can be provided  from the
          participant's account.

          Participant Loans

          Participants  may borrow from their fund  accounts a minimum of $1,000
          up to a maximum  equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 40% of their vested
          account balance.  Loan  transactions are treated as a transfer between
          the various  investment  funds and participant  loans.  Maturity dates
          range from October 2005 through October 2018. The loans are secured by
          the balance in the  participant's  account and bear interest at a rate
          commensurate  with local  prevailing  rates as  determined by the plan
          administrator.  Interest  rates on loans  outstanding  at December 31,
          2004  ranged  from  4.00% to 8.50%.  Principal  and  interest  is paid
          ratably through periodic payroll deductions.




          Vesting

          Participants  are immediately  vested in their voluntary  contribution
          and the Company's matching contribution, and any earnings thereon. The
          Company's profit sharing contribution,  and any earnings thereon, vest
          according to the following schedule:


                              Years            Vested
                           of service        Percentage
                         ----------------   --------------
                                1                   0%
                                2                  20
                                3                  40
                                4                  60
                                5                  80
                                6                 100


          On termination of service, a participant's vested account balance will
          be  paid  in  the  form  of a lump  sum  distribution  or  installment
          payments.

          Administrative Expenses

          Administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company.

          Forfeited Accounts

          Forfeitures  of terminated  nonvested  account  balances  allocated to
          remaining  participants  at December 31, 2004 and 2003 totaled $14,644
          and $24,208,  respectively.  Forfeitures  are allocated to participant
          accounts on a prorata share based on compensation.

          Plan Termination

          Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the
          right under the Plan to terminate  the Plan subject to the  provisions
          of  ERISA.  In the  event the Plan is  terminated,  participants  will
          become fully vested in their accounts.

          Transfers to the Plan

          Effective  November 18, 2003, the Company merged the Checkley  Agency,
          Inc. 401(k) Plan, with assets of $607,580, into the Plan.


(2) Summary of Accounting Policies

          Basis of Accounting

          The financial  statements  of the Plan are prepared  using the accrual
          method  of  accounting  in  accordance  with   accounting   principles
          generally accepted in the United States of America.

          Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

          Quoted  market  prices are used to value the  mutual  funds and common
          stock.  Money market funds and  certificates  of deposit are valued at
          cost, which approximates fair value. Participant loans are recorded at
          the unpaid  principal  balance of the loans  which  approximates  fair
          value. The Plan's  investments are held in a trust account (the Trust)
          administered by First  Mid-Illinois  Bank & Trust (the Bank), a wholly
          owned subsidiary of the Company.

          Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date  basis.
          Interest  income is  recorded  on the  accrual  basis.  Dividends  are
          recorded on the ex-dividend date.

          Use of Estimates

          The preparation of financial  statements in accordance with accounting
          principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
          the plan  administrator  to make estimates and assumptions that affect
          certain reported amounts and disclosures.  Accordingly, actual results
          could differ from those estimates.

          Payment of Benefits

          Benefits are recorded when paid.



(3) Investments

     The following table presents the fair value of individual investments which
     represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets  available  for plan benefits
     at December 31:



                         Investment                    Description           2004           2003
      -------------------------------------------    ---------------    ------------   ------------
                                                                                     
      First Mid-Illinois Band & Trust                Certificate of
          Certificate of Deposit                        deposit          $    *         $ 967,541
      Federated Max Capital Fund                     Mutual fund          2,228,390      2,111,881
      Janus Adviser Balance Fund                     Mutual fund                 --      1,226,625
      Janus Adviser Worldwide Fund                   Mutual fund                 --      1,201,757
      Vanguard Growth Index Fund                     Mutual fund          2,419,618      2,295,459
      Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund                      Mutual fund          1,630,340             --
      Oakmark Global I Fund                          Mutual fund          1,615,027             --
      T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund               Mutual fund          1,161,257           *
      First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. stock      Common stock        $9,192,884     $7,215,610


       * - Less than 5% at December 31


     During  2004,  the  Plan's  investments  (including  gains  and  losses  on
     investments  bought and sold, as well as held during the year)  appreciated
     in value as follows:


          Mutual funds                             $    879,328
          Common stock                                1,691,844
                                                 ---------------
             Net appreciation in fair value
                 of investments                    $  2,571,172
                                                 ===============


(4) Nonparticipant-Directed Investments

     Information  about the net assets  relating to the  nonparticipant-directed
     investments  as of December 31, 2004 and 2003,  and the  components  of the
     changes for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, are as follows:

                                                           2004         2003
                                                      -----------  -----------
     Net assets:
       Certificate of deposit                          $ 430,988    $ 410,896
       Money market fund                                      --       14,494
       Interest receivable                                   788        1,085
       Employer contribution receivable                      587           --
                                                      -----------  -----------
                Net assets                             $ 432,363    $ 426,475
                                                      ===========  ===========

     Changes in net assets:
       Contributions                                   $ 426,341    $ 418,471
       Interest income                                     6,022        8,004
       Transfers to participant-directed investments   (426,475)    (382,317)
                                                      -----------  -----------
                                                       $   5,888    $  44,158
                                                      ===========  ===========


(5) Tax Status of the Plan

     The Company adopted a Prototype Non-Standardized Profit Sharing Plan with a
     cash or deferral arrangement which received a favorable opinion letter from
     the  Internal  Revenue  Service on August 7, 2001 stating that the Plan and
     related Trust are designed in accordance  with  applicable  sections of the
     Internal  Revenue Code,  and the Trust is,  therefore,  exempt from Federal
     income tax under  provisions of Section  501(a).  The Plan has been amended
     since receiving the opinion letter. However, the plan administrator and the
     Plan's legal counsel  believe that the Plan is designed and currently being
     operated in compliance  with the  applicable  requirements  of the Internal
     Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in
     the Plan's financial statements.



(6) Transactions with Related Parties

     The Plan holds  certificates  of deposit  with  First  Mid-Illinois  Bank &
     Trust, a related party. The certificates of deposit totaled  $1,457,730 and
     $1,378,437 at December 31, 2004 and 2003 and interest income of $30,881 was
     recorded  during  2004.  The Plan also had an  investment  in  241,918  and
     155,008 shares of the Company's common stock at December 31, 2004 and 2003,
     respectively.  The common stock had a cost and fair value of $3,361,032 and
     $9,192,884,   respectively,   at  December  31,  2004  and  $3,191,793  and
     $7,215,610,  respectively,  at December 31, 2003. Dividends received on the
     Company's common stock for 2004 were $112,854.  



                                                                        Schedule
                      FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
                           401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

         Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

                               December 31, 2004




                                                                                 Number of
                                                                                 shares or      Current
   Identity of issuer and description of investment                                units         value
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------  ------------
                                                                                               
Money market funds:
   Federated Prime Obligation Funds #10                                             36,670    $   36,670
   Federated Prime Obligation Fund #396                                            168,253       168,253
   NTHN Institutional Funds Government Select                                          708           708
                                                                                             ------------
                                                                                                 205,631
Certificates of deposit:
   First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust CD; 2.25%, maturing
       January 3, 2005 (nonparticipant-directed, cost of $430,988)*                     --       430,988
   First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust CD; 2.25%, maturing
       January 3, 2005 (participant-directed)*                                          --     1,026,742
                                                                                             ------------
                                                                                               1,457,730
Mutual funds:
   Federated Mid Capital Index Fund                                                 43,834       922,263
   Federated Max Capital Fund                                                       91,141     2,228,390
   Federated Total Return Bond Fund                                                 69,539       753,804
   Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund                                                   18,127       729,594
   Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund                                                        20,546     1,630,340
   Oakmark Global I Fund                                                            74,050     1,615,027
   Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund                                                       5,254        80,545
   T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund                                                 50,511     1,161,257
   Vanguard Growth Index Fund                                                       91,618     2,419,618
                                                                                             ------------
                                                                                              11,540,838
Common stock:
   First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.*                                            241,918     9,192,884

Participant loans (49 loans at interest rates ranging from 4.00% to 8.50%
   with maturity dates ranging from October 2005 to October 2018                   482,914       482,914
                                                                                             ------------
                         Total investments                                                    $22,879,997
                                                                                             ============


* Party-in-interest


See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.






                                   SIGNATURES


THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Plan Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                   First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
                                      401(k) Profit Sharing Plan


Date:  June 24, 2005
                                   /s/  William S. Rowland

                                   William S. Rowland
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer







                   Exhibit Index to Annual Report on Form 11-K


     Exhibit
      Number        Description and Filing or Incorporation Reference
--------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
       23.1         Consent of KPMG LLP








                                                                    Exhibit 23.1









            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm




The Board of Directors
First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statement  (No.
33-64139) on Form S-8 of First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. of our report dated
June 24,  2005,  relating to the  statements  of net assets  available  for plan
benefits of the First Mid-Illinois  Bancshares,  Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the related statement of changes in net assets
available  for plan  benefits  for the year ended  December  31,  2004,  and the
supplemental  schedule of assets  (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2004,
which report  appears in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 11-K of the
First Mid-Illinois Banchshares, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.



/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
June 24, 2005