ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Oct 30, 2007

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2007-10-25

Reporting Person: VALLS JUAN (Executive Vice President)

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option	$32.8425	2012-12-13	Common Stock (20000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$40.75	2013-12-12	Common Stock (18700)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$47.13	2014-12-10	Common Stock (18700)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$42.08	2016-02-01	Common Stock (18700)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$51.60	2017-02-09	Common Stock (20000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant.

F2: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning in each December following the grant date.