Exhibit 10 (ii)

                           CDW Computer Centers, Inc.
                       Award Notice of Stock Option Grant

We are  pleased to notify you that you have been  awarded an option to  purchase
shares of common stock of CDW Computer Centers,  Inc. ("CDW").  Certain terms of
your award follow:

Optionee:                  John A. Edwardson
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Option:                    You have been  awarded a  non-statutory  stock option
                           (the  "Option") to purchase  1,600,000  shares of CDW
                           common stock, $0.01 par value, subject to adjustment,
                           as provided in Section 4.7 of the CDW 2000  Incentive
                           Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

Option Date:               January 28, 2001
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Exercise Price:            $36.625 per share, subject to adjustment, as provided
                           in Section 4.7 of the Plan.
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Exercise                   Schedule: Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.3
                           (subject  to  Section  3  of  the  CDW  Stock  Option
                           Agreement  for  Employees  (the   "Agreement"))   and
                           Section  4.8  (Change In  Control)  of the Plan,  the
                           Option shall become exercisable on a cumulative basis
                           in accordance with the following schedule:

      On or After This Date              Percentage of Shares Become Exercisable
      ---------------------              ---------------------------------------
      January 28, 2002                                     20%
      January 28, 2003                                     20%
      January 28, 2004                                     20%
      January 28, 2005                                     20%
      January 28, 2006                                     20%

Expiration                 Date:   Except  to  the  extent  earlier   terminated
                           pursuant  to  Section  2.3 of the  Plan  (subject  to
                           Section 3 of the  Agreement) or Section 2.2(d) of the
                           Plan  and  Section  4 of  the  Agreement  or  earlier
                           exercised pursuant to Section 2 of the Agreement, the
                           Option shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., Central time, on
                           January 28, 2011.

In  addition  to the terms  stated in this Award  Notice,  the  Option  shall be
subject to the terms and  conditions of the  Agreement  and the Plan,  copies of
which are attached hereto.

We congratulate  you on this  recognition of your importance to our organization
and its future.

                                   CDW COMPUTER CENTERS, INC.

                                   By:  /s/ Michael P. Krasny
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                                        Micheal P. Krasny


Acknowledgment, Acceptance and Agreement:
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By signing  below and  returning  this Award  Notice to CDW (at the  address set
forth in  Section  9 of the  Agreement),  I hereby  acknowledge  receipt  of the
Agreement and the Plan, accept the Option granted to me and agree to be bound by
the terms and conditions of this Award Notice, the Agreement and the Plan.


/s/ John A. Edwardson                                  January 28, 2001
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John A. Edwardson, Optionee                            Date