ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Feb 2, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2007-02-01

Reporting Person: GRESH PHILIP M JR (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-02-01	Common Stock	S	10478	$51.02	Disposed	4196	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	400	Indirect
Common Stock	6527	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option	$29.125	2008-12-11	Common Stock (24000)	24000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$32.75	2009-12-17	Common Stock (24000)	24000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$27.9375	2010-12-15	Common Stock (76000)	76000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$31.125	2011-12-14	Common Stock (80000)	80000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$47.13	2014-12-10	Common Stock (80000)	80000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$42.08	2016-02-01	Common Stock (80000)	80000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 400 shares held by my daughter to which I disclaim beneficial ownership.

F2: Includes 6,527 shares of common stock allocated to my account in the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings & Investment Plan--Information reported as of December 31, 2006.

F3: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant.

F4: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning in each December following the grant date.