National Press Release

GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced that it will hold its conference call for 2008 fourth quarter and full year earnings on Thursday, January 29, 2009. The conference call will begin at 1 p.m. central time and will follow the company's release of fourth quarter and full year 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 203-369-0593; no pass code is necessary. The playback number will be available until 12 midnight on February 12, 2009. The Company's synchronized slide show accompanying the web cast audio can be accessed via its website at http://www.itw.com. Interested participants should then access the investor tab.

With $14.9 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.

SOURCE Illinois Tool Works Inc.