Press Release

ITW Announces Plans to Webcast February 12 Presentation for Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference

Glenview, Illinois – February 6, 2008

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced plans to webcast its presentation at the 25th Annual Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference in Miami Beach. The presentation will take place Tuesday, February 12 from 8:50 am to 9:35 am ET. The URL for the presentation is:

http://cc.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/021108a_jw/default.asp?entity=IllinoisTool

The presentation will be delivered by David Speer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

With $16.2 billion in revenues, ITW is a diversified and value-added manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. The Company consists of approximately 825 business units in 52 countries and employs some 60,000 people.

CONTACT: Karen Biesiada, 847-657-4062 or kbiesiada@itw.com