Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Escoe T. Kenneth	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC [ITW]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 155 HARLEM AVE.	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President /
(Street) GLENVIEW, IL 60025       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	593	D
Common Stock	697	I	See Footnote (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit (granted 2/10/17) (2)(3)	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	666.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Unit (granted 2/15/18) (2)(3)	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	575.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Unit (granted 2/15/19) (2)(3)	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1486.0	$0.0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Shares of common stock allocated to my account in the Illinois Tool Works Inc. Savings & Investment Plan--Information reported as of January 1, 2020.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.
(3)	RSUs accrue dividends in shares of common stock, subject to fulfillment of vesting period; the RSUs shown include dividend equivalents, if any, accrued to date.
(4)	Each RSU vests 100% three years from the date of grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Escoe T. Kenneth 155 HARLEM AVE. GLENVIEW, IL 60025			Executive Vice President

Signatures
T. Kenneth Escoe by Janet O. Love, Chief Governance Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Attorney-In-Fact POA on File		1/9/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date