ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Political Action Committee
Campaign Contribution Details
2004 Election Cycle

Committee Information
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Name	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Connected Organization Name	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
Address	3600 W. Lake Avenue Glenview, IL 60025
Interest Group Category	Corporation
Affiliated Party	--
Affiliated Candidate	--
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Financial Details in the 2004 Election Cycle
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Through 12/31/2004

Category	$ Dollar Amount
Total Receipts	$158,793
Transfers From Affiliates	$0
Contributions From Individuals	$158,793
Contributions From Other Political Committees	$0
Total Loans Received	$0
Total Disbursements	$158,707
Transfers To Affiliates	$0
Refunds To Individuals	$0
Refunds to Committees	$0
Loan Repayments	$0
Beginning Cash	$10,477
Ending Cash	$10,564
Debts Owed By	$0
Nonfederal Transfers Received	$0
Contributions Made To Other Committees	$158,500
Independent Expenditures Made	$0
Party Coordinated Expenditures Made	$0
Nonfederal Share of Expenditures	$0

Top 100 Donations/Contributions in the 2004 Election Cycle
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Name/ Location	Employer/ Occupation	Contribution $ Amount	Primary/ General	Date
Reeb, William R. Temple, TX 76502	Wilsonart International Inc./Presid	$5,000	P	07/08/2004
Reeb, William R. Temple, TX 76502	Wilsonart International Inc./Presid	$5,000	P	04/24/2003
Hindman, Craig A. Palatine, IL 60067	Finishing Systems Businesses/Presid	$750	P	07/07/2003
Hindman, Craig A. Palatine, IL 60067	Finishing Systems Businesses/Presid	$500	P	03/01/2004

Political Candidates Receiving Contributions in the 2004 Election Cycle from
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Candidate Name	Office	Party	State	District	Primary/ General	$ Dollar Amount	Date
ALEXANDER, RODNEY	House of Reps	Republican	LA	05	G	$2,000	12/01/2004
AMERI, GOLI YAZDI	House of Reps	Republican	OR	01	G	$1,000	10/05/2004
BIGGERT, JUDY	House of Reps	Republican	IL	13	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
BOEHNER, JOHN A	House of Reps	Republican	OH	08	P	$1,000	08/19/2003
BOUSTANY, JR, CHARLES W.	House of Reps	Republican	LA	07	G	$500	10/05/2004
BROWN, MELISSA M	House of Reps	Republican	PA	13	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
BUNNING, JIM	Senate	Republican	KY	--	P	$1,000	08/19/2003
BURNS, O MAXIE	House of Reps	Republican	GA	12	G	$2,000	10/05/2004
BURR, RICHARD	House of Reps	Republican	NC	05	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
CARTER, JOHN RICE	House of Reps	Republican	TX	31	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
CHOCOLA, J CHRISTOPHER	House of Reps	Republican	IN	02	P	$1,000	08/18/2004
COORS, PETER	Senate	Republican	CO	--	G	$1,000	08/18/2004
COSTA, JIM	House of Reps	Democrat	CA	20	G	$1,000	08/31/2004
CRANE, PHILIP M	House of Reps	Republican	IL	08	G	$5,000	05/04/2004
DAVIS, GEOFFREY C	House of Reps	Republican	KY	04	P	$3,000	05/04/2004
DAVIS, GEOFFREY C	House of Reps	Republican	KY	04	G	$5,000	08/18/2004
DEMINT, JAMES W	House of Reps	Republican	SC	04	P	$1,000	08/19/2003
DEMINT, JAMES W	House of Reps	Republican	SC	04	G	$5,000	08/18/2004
DENT, CHARLES W	House of Reps	Republican	PA	15	G	$1,000	10/15/2004
DIEDRICH, LARRY WILLIAM	House of Reps	Republican	SD	00	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
DRAKE, THELMA	House of Reps	Republican	VA	02	G	$2,000	10/05/2004
EHLERS, VERNON J	House of Reps	Republican	MI	03	G	$2,000	08/18/2004
ESCOBAR, TIM	House of Reps	Republican	CA	39	G	$1,000	10/15/2004
FLETCHER, ERNEST LEE	House of Reps	Republican	KY	06	P	$1,000	08/19/2003
GERLACH, JIM	House of Reps	Republican	PA	06	G	$1,000	12/01/2004
GILLMOR, PAUL E	House of Reps	Republican	OH	05	G	$1,000	08/18/2004
GOHMERT, LOUIS B. MR. JR.	House of Reps	Republican	TX	01	G	$1,000	10/05/2004
GREEN, MARK A	House of Reps	Republican	WI	08	P	$1,000	08/18/2004
HARRIS, KATHERINE	House of Reps	Republican	FL	13	P	$1,000	05/04/2004
HASTERT, J DENNIS	House of Reps	Republican	IL	14	P	$5,000	08/19/2003
HASTERT, J DENNIS	House of Reps	Republican	IL	14	G	$5,000	05/04/2004
HAYES, ROBERT C (ROBIN)	House of Reps	Republican	NC	08	G	$1,000	12/01/2004
HOEKSTRA, PETER	House of Reps	Republican	MI	02	P	$2,000	07/07/2004
HYDE, HENRY JOHN	House of Reps	Republican	IL	06	P	$2,000	11/17/2003
HYDE, HENRY JOHN	House of Reps	Republican	IL	06	G	$1,000	05/04/2004
HYDE, HENRY JOHN	House of Reps	Republican	IL	06	G	$1,500	10/05/2004
ISAKSON, JOHN HARDY	House of Reps	Republican	GA	06	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
ISAKSON, JOHN HARDY	Senate	Republican	GA	--	P	$1,000	08/19/2003
JINDAL, BOBBY	House of Reps	Republican	LA	01	G	$1,000	10/05/2004
JOHNSON, NANCY L	House of Reps	Republican	CT	05	P	$2,000	08/19/2003
JOHNSON, NANCY L	House of Reps	Republican	CT	05	P	$2,500	05/04/2004
JONES, BILL	Senate	Republican	CA	--	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
KENNEDY, MARK RAYMOND	House of Reps	Republican	MN	06	P	$1,000	08/18/2004
KIRK, MARK STEVEN	House of Reps	Republican	IL	10	P	$4,000	08/19/2003
KIRK, MARK STEVEN	House of Reps	Republican	IL	10	G	$2,500	08/18/2004
KNOLLENBERG, JOSEPH K	House of Reps	Republican	MI	09	P	$1,000	05/04/2004
KOBACH, KRIS	House of Reps	Republican	KS	3	G	$1,000	08/18/2004
KUHL, JOHN R JR	House of Reps	Republican	NY	29	P	$1,000	05/04/2004
LIFFRIG, MICHAEL GEORGE	Senate	Republican	ND	--	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
MANZULLO, DONALD A	House of Reps	Republican	IL	16	G	$1,000	05/04/2004
MANZULLO, DONALD A	House of Reps	Republican	IL	16	G	$1,000	12/01/2004
MARTINEZ, MEL	Senate	Republican	FL	--	G	$1,000	10/08/2004
MCCOTTER, THADDEUS G MR.	House of Reps	Republican	MI	11	G	$1,000	12/01/2004
MCCRERY, JAMES OTIS III	House of Reps	Republican	LA	04	G	$2,000	08/18/2004
MCHENRY, PATRICK TIMOTHY	House of Reps	Republican	NC	10	G	$1,000	10/15/2004
MICHELS, TIM J	Senate	Republican	WI	--	G	$5,000	10/05/2004
MILLER, CANDICE S	House of Reps	Republican	MI	10	G	$1,000	08/18/2004
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN N	House of Reps	Republican	CO	04	P	$1,000	08/19/2003
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN N	House of Reps	Republican	CO	04	P	$1,000	05/04/2004
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN N	House of Reps	Republican	CO	04	G	$1,000	10/15/2004
MYRICK, SUE	House of Reps	Republican	NC	09	G	$2,000	12/01/2004
NAPLES, NANCY A	House of Reps	Republican	NY	27	G	$1,000	10/05/2004
NAPOLITANO, GRACE	House of Reps	Democrat	CA	38	G	$1,000	05/04/2004
NORTHUP, ANNE M	House of Reps	Republican	KY	03	P	$2,000	05/04/2004
PARKE, GREGORY TARLE	House of Reps	Republican	VT	00	G	$2,000	09/23/2004
PARKS, MARVIN	House of Reps	Republican	AR	02	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK	House of Reps	Democrat Farm Labor	MN	07	P	$500	08/18/2004
PETRI, TOM	House of Reps	Republican	WI	6	P	$1,000	08/18/2004
PORTMAN, ROBERT J	House of Reps	Republican	OH	02	G	$1,000	08/18/2004
PRICE, THOMAS EDMUNDS	House of Reps	Republican	GA	06	G	$3,000	08/18/2004
REICHERT, DAVE	House of Reps	Republican	WA	08	G	$1,000	10/05/2004
REYNOLDS, THOMAS M	House of Reps	Republican	NY	26	P	$500	05/04/2004
RUSH, BOBBY LEE	House of Reps	Democrat	IL	01	G	$500	05/04/2004
SENSENBRENNER, F JAMES JR	House of Reps	Republican	WI	05	P	$1,000	08/18/2004
SHIMKUS, JOHN M	House of Reps	Republican	IL	19	P	$2,000	08/19/2003
SHIMKUS, JOHN M	House of Reps	Republican	IL	19	G	$1,000	05/04/2004
SPRATT, JOHN MCKEE JR	House of Reps	Democrat	SC	05	P	$1,000	05/04/2004
TANNER, JOHN S	House of Reps	Democrat	TN	08	G	$1,000	08/18/2004
TAYLOR, CHARLES H	House of Reps	Republican	NC	11	G	$1,000	12/01/2004
THOMPSON, STANLEY J	House of Reps	Republican	IA	03	P	$3,000	05/04/2004
THOMPSON, STANLEY J	House of Reps	Republican	IA	03	G	$5,000	08/18/2004
THUNE, JOHN R	Senate	Republican	SD	--	P	$1,000	05/04/2004
TURNER, MIKE	House of Reps	Republican	OH	03	G	$1,000	08/15/2004
UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN	House of Reps	Republican	MI	06	G	$1,000	08/18/2004
VITTER, DAVID	Senate	Republican	LA	--	G	$3,000	10/05/2004
WILSON, HEATHER A	House of Reps	Republican	NM	01	G	$2,000	08/18/2004
ZUPANCIC, JIM D	House of Reps	Republican	OR	05	G	$1,000	10/05/2004