ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Aug 8, 2005

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2005-08-05

Reporting Person: SKINNER JAMES A (Director)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	0	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock	$0	1988-08-08	Phantom Stock (1000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents Units of Phantom Stock under the Phantom Stock Plan for Non-Officer Directors. Each Unit is equal in value to one share of Common Stock. The Units are not transferable and have no voting rights. Additional Units are credited in amounts equivalent to cash dividends paid on the Common Stock.