Exhibit 23.3


MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP                                                      RSM
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Certified Public Accountants and Consultants                       International



                         Independent Auditor's Consent



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc., pertaining to the registration of
125,000 shares of its Common Stock, of our report dated July 29, 1994,
accompanying the consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in
the Form 10-KSB Annual Report of CF Bancorp, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1994 and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.



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Davenport, Iowa
July 31, 1995



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