ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Jan 3, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC (ITW)
CIK: 0000049826
Period of Report: 2006-05-25

Reporting Person: Wooten James H Jr (Sr VP General Counsel & Secy)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5722	Direct
Common Stock	3021	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option	$27.31	2007-12-12	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$29.125	2008-12-11	Common Stock (12000)	12000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$32.75	2009-12-17	Common Stock (12000)	12000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$27.9375	2010-12-15	Common Stock (30000)	30000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$31.125	2011-12-14	Common Stock (26000)	26000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$47.13	2014-12-10	Common Stock (16000)	16000	Direct
Employee Stock Option	$42.08	2016-02-01	Common Stock (50000)	50000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes grants of restricted stock which have vested.

F2: Includes shares received as a result of the two-for-one stock split on May 25, 2006.

F3: Includes 3,021 shares of common stock allocated to my account in the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings & Investment Plan--Information reported as of November 16, 2006.

F4: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant.

F5: Options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning in each December following the grant date.