ITW Announces Plans to Webcast November 2 Session for Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference

GLENVIEW, Ill., Oct. 25, 2006 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today announced plans to webcast its question and answer session at the Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference in New York City. The session will take place Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 8:45 am ET. The URL is:

http://cc.talkpoint.com/GOLD006/110106a_kk/?entity=illinoistool

David B. Speer, chairman and chief executive officer, will participate in the session.

ITW is a $12.8 billion in revenues diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. The Company consists of approximately 700 decentralized operations in 48 countries and employs some 50,000 people.