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 * Beck Axel	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	0	D

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
Employee Stock Option	2/10/2018 (1)	2/10/2027	Common Stock	3261.0	$128.0	D
Employee Stock Option	2/15/2019 (1)	2/15/2028	Common Stock	2608.0	$163.36	D
Employee Stock Option	2/15/2020 (1)	2/15/2029	Common Stock	3346.0	$144.21	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Options vest in four (4) equal installments beginning one year from date of grant.

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

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