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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 10, 2003 related to the balance
sheet of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. as of March 10, 2003 and
our report related to the historical summary of gross income and direct
operating expenses of Peoria Station for the year ended December 31, 2002,
included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in
the Registration Statement on Form S-11.


Chicago, Illinois
May 8, 2003