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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-K/A
                               (Amendment No. 1)
                                   (Mark One)
              /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
               THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
                 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2000 or

            / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
                  For the Transition Period from ______to______

                         Commission file number: 0-20758

                             HA-LO INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                               DELAWARE 36-3573412
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                  (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
               incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

                     5800 TOUHY AVE., NILES, ILLINOIS 60714
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               (Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

                  Registrant's telephone number, including area
                                     code:
                                  (847)600-3000

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                          COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE
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                              (Title of each class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes/X/ No/ /.

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. / /

The aggregate market value of common stock held by stockholders who were not
affiliates of the registrant was approximately $73,859,097 - as of March 13,
2001 (based on the closing sale price on that date as reported by Midwest
Edition of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL). For this computation, the registrant has
excluded the market value of all shares of its common stock reported as
beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of the registrant and
certain other stockholders; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute
an admission that any such person is an "affiliate" of the registrant. At
March 13, 2001, the registrant had issued and outstanding an aggregate of
69,764,856 shares of its common stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Those sections or portions of the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held in June, 2001 described in Part III hereof are
incorporated by reference in this report.

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     The Registrant hereby restates the signature page to its Annual Report
on Form 10-K originally filed on April 2, 2000, as follows:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  March 30, 2001


                                            HA-LO INDUSTRIES, INC. Registrant

                                            By:  /s/ GREGORY J. KILREA
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                                               Gregory J. Kilrea
                                               CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities indicated on March 30, 2001:

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                    Signature                                               Title
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<S>                                                           <C>
              /s/ MARC S. SIMON                               Chief Executive Officer and Director
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              Marc S. Simon                                        (Principal Executive Officer)

              /s/ JOHN R. KELLEY, JR.                         Director
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              John R. Kelley, Jr.

              /s/ LOU WEISBACH                                Chairman of the Board of Directors
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              Lou Weisbach

              /s/ THOMAS HERSKOVITS                           Director
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              Thomas Herskovits

              /s/ MARSHALL J. KATZ                            Director
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              Marshall J. Katz

              /s/ ERIC LEFKOFSKY                              Vice President and Director
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              Eric Lefkofsky

              /s/ RICHARD A. HEISE, JR.                       Director
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              Richard A. Heise, Jr.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  April 27, 2001


                         HA-LO INDUSTRIES, INC.
                         Registrant

                         By:   /s/ GREGORY J. KILREA
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                                 Gregory J. Kilrea
                              Chief Financial Officer