ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 20, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2007-09-19

Reporting Person: SMITH HAROLD B (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	14700	$57.85	Disposed	14520313	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	5800	$57.86	Disposed	14514513	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	3600	$57.87	Disposed	14510913	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	900	$57.88	Disposed	14510013	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	6867	$57.89	Disposed	14503146	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	9844	$57.90	Disposed	14493302	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	4289	$57.91	Disposed	14489013	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	8200	$57.92	Disposed	14480813	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	10712	$57.93	Disposed	14470101	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	1000	$57.935	Disposed	14469101	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	6641	$57.94	Disposed	14462460	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	10087	$57.95	Disposed	14452373	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	7960	$57.96	Disposed	14444413	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	1000	$57.965	Disposed	14443413	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	9550	$57.97	Disposed	14433863	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	1400	$57.975	Disposed	14432463	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	5900	$57.98	Disposed	14426563	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	3600	$57.99	Disposed	14422963	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	1000	$57.995	Disposed	14421963	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	36182	$58.00	Disposed	14385781	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	10568	$58.01	Disposed	14375213	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	5900	$58.02	Disposed	14369313	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	9600	$58.03	Disposed	14359713	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	6900	$58.04	Disposed	14352813	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	7300	$58.05	Disposed	14345513	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	6100	$58.06	Disposed	14339413	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	10000	$58.07	Disposed	14329413	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	5200	$58.08	Disposed	14324213	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	5300	$58.09	Disposed	14318913	Indirect
2007-09-19	Common Stock	S	3400	$58.10	Disposed	14315513	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 800,281 shares held in a revocable trust created by me.

F2: 13,004,652 shares held in various trusts of which I am a co-trustee and have a direct beneficial interest.

F3: 490,080 shares held in a trust of which I am a co-trustee and have a contingent beneficial interest.