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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899171-03-000034
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030512
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030512

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CDW COMPUTER CENTERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000899171
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961]
		IRS NUMBER:				363310735
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21796
		FILM NUMBER:		03693099

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 N MILWAUKEE AVE
		CITY:			VERNON HILLS
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60061
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8474656000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 N MILWAUKEE AVE
		CITY:			VERNON HILLS
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60061
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
WASHINGTON, DC 20549</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>FORM 8-K</FONT></H1>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>CURRENT REPORT<br>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<br>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></H1>

<P align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
<u>May 12, 2003</u></font></p>

<p ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=5><u><b>CDW Computer Centers, Inc.</b></u></font><br>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>

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<tr><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><u>Illinois</u></font></td><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><u>0-21796</u></font></td><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><u>36-3310735</u></font></td></tr>
<tr><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction</font></td><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Commission File Number)</font></td><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(IRS Employer</font></td></tr>
<tr><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>of Incorporation)</font></td><td></td><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Identification No.)</font></td></tr>
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<tr><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>200 N. Milwaukee Ave.</font></td></tr>
<tr><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><u>Vernon Hills, Illinois</u></font></td><td></td><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><u>60061</u></font></td></tr>
<tr><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></td><td></td><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Zip Code)</font></td></tr>
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<P align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
<u>(847) 465-6000</u></font></p>


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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events.</FONT></H2>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The following information
is furnished pursuant to Item 5, &#147;Other Events.&#148; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>On May 12, 2003, CDW
Computer Centers, Inc. (the&#148;Registrant&#148;) issued a press release
announcing sales results for April 2003. A copy of the press release is
filed as Exhibit 99. </FONT></P>

<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.</FONT></H2>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit 99, Press Release dated May 12, 2003, announcing sales results for April 2003.</FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURE</FONT></H1>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized. </FONT></P>

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<tr><td></td><td></td><td align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CDW COMPUTER CENTERS, INC.</font></td></tr>
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<tr><td align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date: May 12, 2003</font></td>
<td align=right><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
<td align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Barbara A. Klein</font></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td></td><td><hr width=100% size=1 noshade></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td></td><td align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Barbara A. Klein</font></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td></td><td align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President and</font></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td></td><td align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Financial Officer</font></td></tr>
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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit Index</FONT></H2>

<p><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>Exhibit Number</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Exhibit</u></font></p>
<p><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>99&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Press release dated May 12, 2003, announcing sales results for April 2003.</font></p>





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Exhibit 99
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EXHIBIT 99</FONT></H1>

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<tr align=left><th width=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b><u>Investor Inquiries</u></b></font></th><th width=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b><u>Media Inquiries</u></b></FONT></th></tr>
<tr align=left><td><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>Anne Ireland</b></font></td><td><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>Melissa Pagan</b></font></td></tr>
<tr align=left><td><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>Director, Corporate Development</b></font></td><td><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>Sr. Manager, Corporate Communications</b></font></td></tr>
<tr align=left><td><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>(847) 968-0200</b></font></td><td><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>(847) 371-5067</b></FONT></td></tr>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CDW
Announces April Sales Results</FONT></H1>

<p><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>VERNON HILLS, Ill.</b> - May 12, 2003 - CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDWC) today announced sales results for April 2003 of $348.1
million, compared with sales of $351.4 million for April 2002.  Both months had 22 billing days.</font></p>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#147;We continue to
experience strong double-digit growth in the public sector,&#148; commented John
A. Edwardson, CDW&#146;s chairman and chief executive officer. &#147;However,
the market remains soft in the corporate sector.&#148; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company will report May
2003 sales results on June 11, 2003. </FONT></P>

<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>About CDW</FONT></H2>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CDW&#174; (Nasdaq: CDWC),
ranked No. 381 on the FORTUNE 500, is a leading provider of technology solutions
for businesses, government agencies and educational institutions nationwide. CDW
is a principal source of technology products and services including top name
brands such as APC, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba
and ViewSonic. CDW distributes contracts to end users for customized and
standardized on-site services supplied directly by providers such as HP Services
and Unisys and for training programs provided by firms such as KnowledgeNet and
Productivity Point International. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CDW was founded in 1984 as
a home-based business and today employs over 3,000 coworkers whose efforts
generated net sales of more than $4.2 billion in 2002. CDW&#146;s direct model
offers one-on-one relationships with knowledgeable account managers; purchasing
by telephone, fax, the company&#146;s award-winning CDW.com Web site or
customized CDW@work&#153; extranets; custom configured solutions and same day
shipping; and pre- and post-sales technical support, with more than 100
factory-trained and A+ certified technicians on staff. Additional information
can be found by visiting CDW.com. </FONT></P>


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