EXHIBIT 24
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Julius W. Becton, Jr.
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(signature)
Julius W. Becton, Jr.
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Silas S. Cathcart
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(signature)
Silas S. Cathcart
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Susan Crown
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(signature)
Susan Crown
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) H. Richard Crowther
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(signature)
H. Richard Crowther
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) W. James Farrell
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(signature)
W. James Farrell
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) L . Richard Flury
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(signature)
L. Richard Flury
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Richard M. Jones
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(signature)
Richard M. Jones
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) George D. Kennedy
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(signature)
George D. Kennedy
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Richard H. Leet
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(signature)
Richard H. Leet
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Robert C. McCormack
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(signature)
Robert C. McCormack
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) John D. Nichols
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(signature)
John D. Nichols
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Phillip B. Rooney
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(signature)
Phillip B. Rooney
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Harold B. Smith
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(signature)
Harold B. Smith
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Ormand J. Wade
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(signature)
Ormand J. Wade
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(printed name)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
_______________________
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_______________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints John D. Nichols, W. James Farrell, Harold B.
Smith, and Stewart S. Hudnut, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this
16th day of February 1996.
(s) Calvin A. H. Waller
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(signature)
Calvin A. H. Waller
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(printed name)