ITW Announces Conference Call Information for 2004 Third Quarter Earnings

GLENVIEW, Ill., Sept. 24 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today announced that it will hold its 2004 third quarter conference call on Tuesday, October 19, 2004. The conference call will begin at 1 p.m. central time and will follow the Company's release of third quarter earnings at 7 a.m. central time on that same day.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 312-470-0008. 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 203-369-0331; no pass code is necessary. The playback number will be available until 12 midnight on November 2, 2004. The Company's synchronized slide show accompanying the webcast audio can be accessed via its website at http://www.itw.com/ . Interested participants should then access the investor information tab.

ITW is a $10.0 billion diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. The company consists of approximately 625 decentralized operations in 44 countries and employs 47,500 people.