EXHIBIT 32


CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Schawk, Inc. (the "Company") on Form
10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.



/s/ David A. Schawk
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David A. Schawk
President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ James J. Patterson
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James J. Patterson
Sr. Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

November 7, 2003


         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. This certification
accompanies the Report and shall not be treated as having been filed as part of
the Report.