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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                JANUARY 30, 1996
                                 Date of Report
                       (Date of earliest event reported)

                                  SCHAWK, INC.
                           (Exact name of Registrant
                          as specified in its charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                     1-9335
                          (Commission File Number(s))

                                   36-2545354
                      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                                1695 RIVER ROAD
                             DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
                    (Address of principal executive office)

                                     60018
                                   (Zip Code)

                                  847/827-9494
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

         The Registrant has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to
acquire the operating business of Waselle Graphics Inc., a graphic design and
print production studio located in Chicago, IL.  Further details of this
development are contained in the press release of the Registrant dated January
30, 1996 and attached hereto as Exhibit A.





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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.



SCHAWK, INC.
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(Registrant)




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




/s/ Marie Meisenbach Graul
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Public Information Officer and
Director





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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT A.        Registrant's Press Release Dated January 30, 1996       Page 5





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