FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Celio Elizabeth L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/04/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST MID ILLINOIS BANCSHARES INC [FMBH] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SKL INVESTMENT GROUP, 121 S. 17TH ST 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MATTOON, IL 61938 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 473,757 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series B 9% Non-cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	92,506.8	$ (1)	D	Â
Series C 8% Non-cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	123,213.5	$ (2)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Celio Elizabeth L C/O SKL INVESTMENT GROUP, 121 S. 17TH ST MATTOON, IL 61938	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Michael L. Taylor, attorney-in-fact for Ms. Celio		08/05/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Ms. Celio owns 400 shares and each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (i) is convertible at any time into 231.267 shares of common stock and cash in lieu of any fractional share of common stock, subject to certain adjustments, (ii) is convertible at First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' option under certain circumstances, (iii) has no expiration date.
(2)	Ms. Celio owns 500 shares and each share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (i) is convertible at any time into 246.427 shares of common stock and cash in lieu of any fractional share of common stock, subject to certain adjustments, (ii) is convertible at First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' option under certain circumstances, (iii) has no expiration date.

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