ITW Reports Diluted Income Per Share from Continuing Operations of $0.96 in 2011 Second Quarter, a 22 Percent Increase; Total Revenues Grow 17.5 Percent and Organic Revenues Increase 6.3 Percent; Company Executes $550 Million of Share Repurchases in

GLENVIEW, Ill., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today reported second quarter 2011 diluted income per share from continuing operations of $0.96, a 22 percent increase compared to the 2010 second quarter. Excluding the impact of discontinued operations, second quart