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. McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP Davenport, Iowa December 18, 1995