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) January 28, 2005 

                            FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Nevada                       0-15959                  37-1078406
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)               File Number)           Identification No.)

        201 W. Main St., Urbana, IL                              61801
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (217) 365-4513


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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT


Effective January 28, 2005, the Registrant's Board of Directors approved the
fiscal year 2005 compensation to executive officers in the following amounts set
forth below opposite the name of such officer:



         OFFICER                    2005 CASH COMPENSATION
         -------                    ----------------------
                                 
         Douglas C. Mills                   $100,000
         Edwin A. Scharlau                  $175,000
         P. David Kuhl                      $175,000
         Barbara J. Kuhl                    $170,000
         Barbara J. Harrington              $120,000
         David D. Mills                     $125,000


The Board of Directors approved an additional payment of $5,000 to non-employee
Board Members for fiscal year 2004. Such payment was in addition to the
previously approved retainers of $7,500 for all Board Members and $10,000 for
the Chairman of the Audit Committee.





                                    SIGNATURE

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.


Date: January 28, 2005                    FIRST BUSEY CORPORATION


                                          By: /s/ Barbara J. Harrington
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                                          Name:  Barbara J. Harrington
                                          Title: Chief Financial Officer