ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Aug 21, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2007-08-20

Reporting Person: Parry David C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-08-20	Common Stock	M	300	$27.9375	Acquired	1300	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	S	300	$54.345	Disposed	1000	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	M	200	$27.9375	Acquired	1200	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	S	200	$54.375	Disposed	1000	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	M	100	$27.9375	Acquired	1100	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	S	100	$54.36	Disposed	1000	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	M	200	$27.9375	Acquired	1200	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	S	200	$54.41	Disposed	1000	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	M	1000	$27.9375	Acquired	2000	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	S	1000	$54.40	Disposed	1000	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	S	300	$54.43	Disposed	700	Direct
2007-08-20	Common Stock	S	700	$54.50	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-08-20	Employee Stock Option	$27.9375	M	300	Disposed	2010-12-15	Common Stock (5800)	Direct
2007-08-20	Employee Stock Option	$27.9375	M	200	Disposed	2010-12-15	Common Stock (5500)	Direct
2007-08-20	Employee Stock Option	$27.9375	M	100	Disposed	2010-12-15	Common Stock (5300)	Direct
2007-08-20	Employee Stock Option	$27.9375	M	200	Disposed	2010-12-15	Common Stock (5200)	Direct
2007-08-20	Employee Stock Option	$27.9375	M	1000	Disposed	2010-12-15	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	877	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 877 shares of common stock allocated to my account in the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings & Investment Plan--Information reported as of June 30, 2007.