ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Feb 12, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2007-02-09

Reporting Person: HINDMAN CRAIG (Executive Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-02-09	Employee Stock Option	$51.60	A	80000	Acquired	2017-02-09	Common Stock (80000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8060	Direct
Common Stock	13	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option	$27.31	2007-12-12	Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$29.125	2008-12-11	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$32.75	2009-12-17	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$27.9375	2010-12-15	Common Stock (36000)	36000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$31.125	2011-12-14	Common Stock (24000)	24000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$47.13	2014-12-10	Common Stock (60000)	60000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$42.08	2016-02-01	Common Stock (70000)	70000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 13 shares of common stock allocated to my account in the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings & Investment Plan--Information reported as of February 9, 2007.

F2: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant.

F3: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning in each December following the grant date.