ITW Announces Conference Call Information for 2003 Second Quarter Earnings

GLENVIEW, Ill., June 30 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc today announced that it will hold its 2003 second quarter conference call on Tuesday, July 22, 2003. The conference call will begin at 1 p.m. central time and will follow the company's release of second quarter earnings at 7 a.m. central time on that same day.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 630-395-0022. The pass code of ITW is necessary to join the call. Participants are asked to dial in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. Open to the public, interested participants should contact Karen Biesiada at 847-657-4062 or kbiesiada@itw.com to reserve a line. The company also has made available a playback number for the conference call. The playback telephone number is 402-220-2269; no pass code is necessary. The playback number will be available until 12 midnight on August 5, 2003. The Company's synchronized slide show accompanying the web cast audio can be accessed via its website at www.itw.com . Interested participants should then access the investor information tab.

ITW is a $9.5 billion diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems. The company consists of approximately 600 decentralized operations in 44 countries and employs 48,700 people.