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Harris Opens New Branch in Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, October 29, 2008 –Harris announced the opening of a new full-service branch to serve the Crystal Lake community.   

Located at 1105 S. Route 31, near the intersection of Route 31 and Rakow Road, the branch offers customers access to a full-suite of personal, business and wealth services. The 4,800-square-foot location will feature seven drive-through lanes, two of which are drive-up ATM lanes.

“We are thrilled to be adding a second branch in the Crystal Lake community where we have a strong customer base.” said Daniela O’Leary-Gill, Harris District Executive. 

“We look forward to developing new relationships and more conveniently helping our clients meet their banking needs and reach their financial goals,” said Andrea Ward, Harris Regional President

A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 starting at 4 p.m. The event includes a special donation to two civic organizations--McHenry County Police Charities Sho p with a Cop Program and Crystal Lake Community Harvest. Additionally, the Grand Opening Celebration will be held on Saturday, November 22. All are encouraged to stop by for fun, food, games and prizes. 

Harris will celebrate the opening of its newest location with several special promotional offers. For more information, stop by the new Harris Crystal Lake or call branch at 815-356-3311.

Harris has been helping its customers and the communities it serves for generations and has more than 275 full-service locations and more than 630 ATMs in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.  

About Harris
Harris is an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1.2 million personal, business and corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management solutions. The organization is a member of the BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which also provides corporate and investment banking services in the U.S. under the BMO Capital Markets name. For more information, please visit www.bmocm.com  or  .

Harris® is a trade name used by various financial service subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Banking products and services are provided by Harris N.A., The Harris Bank, N.A. and their bank affiliates. Members FDIC. Brokerage products are offered through Harris Investor Services, Inc. (HIS), a registered broker/dealer, member NASD/SIPC, and SEC registered investment adviser. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCM), a registered broker dealer and member NYSE, NASD and SIPC. HIS, HBIS and BMOCM are affiliated companies and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HIS, HBIS and BMOCM are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Federal Government Agency, Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by Any Bank or Bank Affiliate, May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition to any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC registered investment adviser. Family Office Services are provided by Harris myCFO, Inc. Investment advisory services are offered by Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.