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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): ~~August~~May 52, ~~2005~~2006

Centrue Financial Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-15025	36-3846489
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
310 S. Schuyler, P.O. Box 552, Kankakee, Illinois		60901
303 Fountains Parkway, Fairview Heights, Illinois		62208
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ~~815~~618-~~937~~624-~~4440~~1323

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 21.01 ~~Completion~~Entry ofinto ~~Acquisition~~a orMaterial ~~Disposition~~Definitive ~~of Assets~~Agreement.

OnEffective ~~August~~April 528, ~~2005~~2006, the Board of Directors of Centrue Financial Corporation ~~issued~~(the "Company") approved amendments to certain stock option agreements between the Company and Wesley E. Walker, a ~~press~~former ~~release~~member ~~announcing~~of ~~its~~the ~~financial~~Company’s ~~results~~Board ~~for~~of Directors. The agreements were amended to change the ~~three~~expiration date and ~~six~~allow ~~month~~Mr. ~~periods~~Walker ~~ended~~to ~~June~~exercise 30his previously awarded stock options any time prior to December 31, ~~2005~~2006. The ~~press~~amendments ~~release~~were ismade ~~attached~~in ~~hereto~~connection with Mr. Walker's retirement as ~~Exhibit~~a 99member of the Board of Directors of the Company on April 28, 2006.1 Also, the Company awarded Mr. Walker a $2,000 travel voucher in recognition of his years of service to the Company.

Item 95.0102 ~~Financial~~Departure ~~Statements~~of ~~and~~Directors ~~Exhibits~~or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

~~99.~~On May 1, ~~Press~~2006, ~~Release~~John ~~dated~~A. ~~August~~Betts, 5the Company’s Corporate Controller and interim principal accounting and financial officer, ~~2005~~gave notice to the Company of his intention to resign his positions at the Company, effective May 12, 2006.

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SIGNATURES

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

	Centrue Financial Corporation
August 5, 2005	By:	James M. Lindstrom
May 2, 2006	By:	Thomas A. Daiber
		Name: James M. Lindstrom
		Name: Thomas A. Daiber
		Title: Chief Financial Officer
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated August 5, 2005

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