Press Release

ITW Announces Plans to Webcast February 7 Presentation for Lehman Brothers' Industrial Select Conference

January 30, 2007

GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced plans to webcast its presentation at the 24th Annual Lehman Brothers' Industrial Select Conference in Miami Beach. The presentation will take place Wednesday, February 7 from 9:55 am to 10:40 am ET. The URL for the presentation is:

http://cc.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/020607a_jwdefault.asp?entity=Illinois

The presentation will be delivered by Ronald D. Kropp, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

ITW is a $14.1 billion in revenues diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. The Company consists of approximately 825 business units in 52 countries and employs some 60,000 people.

SOURCE Illinois Tool Works Inc.

CONTACT: Karen Biesiada of Illinois Tool Works Inc., +1-847-657-4062, or kbiesiada@itw.com