EXHIBIT 23.2 MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP Certified Public Accountants and Consultants INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in the December 20, 1995 Form 8-K of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc., of our report dated July 28, 1995 with respect to the financial statements included in the Form 10-K Annual Report of CF Bancorp, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995. McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP Davenport, Iowa January 5, 1996