EXHIBIT 23.2



                            MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
                 Certified Public Accountants and Consultants



                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT



We  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the   prospectus  and
Registration Statement  on Form S-8 of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. of the Form
10-K Annual  Report of CF  Bancorp, Inc.  for the fiscal  year ended June  30,
1995.



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Davenport, Iowa
December 18, 1995