X0303 4 2008-11-04 0 0001019650 CENTRUE FINANCIAL CORP TRUE 0001241821 GRIFFITH MICHAEL A 122 W MADISON STREET OTTAWA IL 61350 1 0 0 0 COMMON STOCK 2008-11-04 4 P 0 10000 10.5 A 42977 D OF THE 42,977 SHARES HELD, 13,200 SHARES ARE HELD INDIVIDUALLY, 10,000 SHARES ARE HELD IN AN IRA IN THE REPORTING PERSON'S NAME AND 19,777 SHARES ARE HELD JOINTLY WITH HIS SPOUSE. ADDITIONALLY THE REPORTING PERSON HOLDS 64,000 IN STOCK OPTIONS. MICHAEL A. GRIFFITH 2008-11-05