ITW Announces Webcast of its Annual Meeting for Investors on November 30, 2007

GLENVIEW, Ill., Nov. 20, 2007 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today announced that it will webcast its Annual Meeting for Investors to be held November 30, 2007 at the Hotel Sofitel in New York City. The webcast of its meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. eastern time and conclude at approximately 12:15 p.m. eastern time.

The Company's webcast, featuring a synchronized slide show of management presentations, can be accessed via its website at http://www.itw.com/. Interested participants should then access the investor information tab. The webcast replay will be available through midnight on December 14, 2007.

ITW is a $14.1 billion in revenues diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. The company consists of approximately 750 business units in 49 countries and employs some 55,000 people.