ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Apr 23, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2007-04-23

Reporting Person: SMITH HAROLD B (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-04-23	Common Stock	S	120000	$51.7233	Disposed	15080454	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2381	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 775,440 shares held in a revocable trust created by me.

F2: 13,643,854 shares held in a trust of which I am a co-trustee and have a direct beneficial interest.

F3: 661,160 shares held in a trust of which I am a co-trustee and have a contingent beneficial interest.