ITW Announces Conference Call Information for 2009 Second Quarter Earnings

GLENVIEW, Ill., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc.
(NYSE: ITW) today announced that it will hold its 2009 second quarter
conference call on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. 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 312-470-0008. The pass code 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 203-369-3416; no pass code
is necessary. The playback number will be available until 12 midnight on
August 4, 2009. 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 tab.

With $15.9 billion in revenues, ITW is a multinational manufacturer of a
diversified range of value-adding and short lead-time industrial products and
equipment. The Company consists of 875 business units in 54 countries and
employs some 61,000 people.

SOURCE Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Karen Biesiada of Illinois Tool Works Inc., +1-847-657-4062