UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549




                                    FORM 8-K

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


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2005
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                                 CDW Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



           Illinois                        0-21796               36-3310735
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

          200 N. Milwaukee Ave.
         Vernon Hills, Illinois                                     60061
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 465-6000
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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02.

On April 19, 2005, CDW Corporation (the "Registrant") issued a press release
announcing its first quarter 2005 earnings. A copy of the press release is
included as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99, Press Release dated April 19, 2005, announcing first quarter 2005
earnings.





                                    SIGNATURE

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.


                                       CDW CORPORATION


         Date: April 19, 2005          By:  /s/ Barbara A. Klein
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                                            Barbara A. Klein
                                            Senior Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number    Exhibit
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99                Press release dated April 19, 2005, announcing first quarter
                  2005 earnings.